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Is Federal Government

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is a federal government entity at the vendor site level in the IDV record. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not met; analysts should verify the observed code set in the extract rather than assume only true/false text values.

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__federalGovernment__isFederalGovernment
Title
Is Federal Government
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/federalGovernment/isFederalGovernment
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is a federal government entity at the vendor site level in the IDV record. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not met; analysts should verify the observed code set in the extract rather than assume only true/false text values.
Business Meaning
This field helps separate federal government entities from non-government vendors when analyzing award populations, vendor mix, and compliance-related segments. It is useful for identifying intra-government activity, excluding government entities from commercial supplier analyses, and validating whether an IDV is associated with a federal entity.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Exclude federal government entities from commercial vendor counts
  • Segment IDVs involving government-to-government relationships
  • Support compliance and supplier classification checks

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming a value of 0 always means false without confirming the extract's encoding
  • Using the field alone to classify the entire vendor without reviewing related vendor business type flags

Query Guidance

Filter on the stored code representing a true federal government match after confirming the dataset encoding, for example WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederalGovernment = 1 or the equivalent true value in your extract. When building segments, pair this field with related vendor business type indicators and avoid comparing it as free text unless the source is explicitly string-typed.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederalGovernment AS is_federal_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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