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Is Dot Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified in FPDS as a DOT-certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). A value such as 1/true typically means the certification is present; 0/false means it is not indicated.

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__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise
Title
Is Dot Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorCertifications/isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified in FPDS as a DOT-certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). A value such as 1/true typically means the certification is present; 0/false means it is not indicated.
Business Meaning
This field supports analysis of disadvantaged business participation, socio-economic set-aside compliance, and supplier diversity reporting. It is useful for measuring how often DOT-certified DBE firms appear in award and vendor records and for segmenting procurement activity tied to small business and equity goals.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise
FPDS XML Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorCertifications/isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorCertifications/isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise'.

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 vendor populations to DOT-certified DBEs
  • Segment awards or obligations by disadvantaged business status
  • Support compliance and diversity reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Using the flag as proof of current certification status without validation against source records
  • Counting null or unknown values as false

Query Guidance

In SQL, test for the specific affirmative value used in your dataset, such as = 1 or = 'Y', and handle nulls separately. For reporting, group explicit false, explicit true, and unknown values distinctly so certification coverage is not overstated.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise AS is_dot_certified_disadvantaged_business_enterprise
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise 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.