FPDS Query Library
About Us
Contact Us

Is Hispanic Servicing Institution

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor’s line of business is identified as a Hispanic Servicing Institution in the IDV vendor site details. The field captures a specific vendor classification, typically stored as a flag value rather than free text. Example value 0 indicates the condition is not met or not flagged.

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__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHispanicServicingInstitution
Title
Is Hispanic Servicing Institution
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLineOfBusiness/isHispanicServicingInstitution
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor’s line of business is identified as a Hispanic Servicing Institution in the IDV vendor site details. The field captures a specific vendor classification, typically stored as a flag value rather than free text. Example value 0 indicates the condition is not met or not flagged.
Business Meaning
This field supports supplier diversity, socioeconomic, and compliance analysis by identifying vendors associated with Hispanic Servicing Institutions. Analysts use it to segment award populations, measure participation, and review agency spending patterns with institutions that may have specialized community or policy relevance.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

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 to Hispanic Servicing Institution vendors
  • Compute spend or count shares for supplier diversity reporting
  • Compare agency usage of this vendor category across programs or time

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means no when the dataset may use alternate code values or nulls
  • Using the flag as proof of legal certification without checking source and timing

Query Guidance

Use explicit value checks based on observed encoding, for example WHERE isHispanicServicingInstitution = 1 or WHERE isHispanicServicingInstitution IN ('Y','Yes'). Add null handling if you need to distinguish unknown from false, and join to description or lookup fields if present to validate coded values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHispanicServicingInstitution AS is_hispanic_servicing_institution
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLineOfBusiness__isHispanicServicingInstitution IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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