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Is City Local Government

Boolean indicator showing whether the vendor site is classified as a city local government. It represents a specific local-government subtype within the vendor business type hierarchy and is typically stored as a flag or coded value rather than free text.

Family: IDV
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: boolean_or_code_flag
Semantic Type: flag
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCityLocalGovernment
Title
Is City Local Government
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isCityLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean indicator showing whether the vendor site is classified as a city local government. It represents a specific local-government subtype within the vendor business type hierarchy and is typically stored as a flag or coded value rather than free text.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards associated with city-level public entities, which is useful for separating municipal activity from other local, state, or private-sector vendors. It supports market segmentation, public-sector supplier analysis, and compliance or policy reviews that need to isolate city government participation in procurement.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCityLocalGovernment
FPDS XML Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isCityLocalGovernment
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isCityLocalGovernment' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCityLocalGovernment'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Filter awards or vendors to city local government entities
  • Segment procurement totals by local-government subtype
  • Support compliance and reporting on public-sector vendor participation

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means no without checking whether the field is missing or not applicable
  • Using this field alone to classify all government vendors instead of checking related vendor type flags

Query Guidance

Use it in WHERE clauses as a boolean or coded flag, for example `... WHERE isCityLocalGovernment = 1` or the equivalent true code in your dataset. If the field is nested or sparsely populated, pair it with sibling vendor-business-type fields and null checks to distinguish true, false, and unknown values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCityLocalGovernment AS is_city_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCityLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCityLocalGovernment AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isCityLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.