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Is Indian Tribe

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor identified in the IDV record is an Indian Tribe. It captures the vendor site’s socio-economic classification at the time of the record. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not met; coded variants should be interpreted using the dataset’s observed 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__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isIndianTribe
Title
Is Indian Tribe
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/isIndianTribe
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor identified in the IDV record is an Indian Tribe. It captures the vendor site’s socio-economic classification at the time of the record. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not met; coded variants should be interpreted using the dataset’s observed values.
Business Meaning
This field supports analysis of tribal participation in federal procurement, including set-aside usage, socio-economic distribution of awards, and oversight of procurement programs tied to tribal entities. It is useful for measuring spend, award counts, and contract vehicles associated with Indian Tribe vendors.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

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 involving Indian Tribe vendors
  • Segment obligations and counts by tribal status
  • Support socio-economic compliance and portfolio reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means a negative answer without checking dataset coding conventions
  • Using the field as a proxy for ownership without validating FPDS classification logic

Query Guidance

In SQL, filter on the affirmative coded value only after confirming the dataset’s encoding, for example WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isIndianTribe = 1 or the equivalent true code. Include IS NOT NULL checks when distinguishing unknown from false, and group by this field only when you want categorical comparison of tribal versus non-tribal vendors.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isIndianTribe AS is_indian_tribe
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isIndianTribe IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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