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Is Inter Municipal Local Government

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is classified as an inter-municipal local government in the vendor site business type details for the IDV record. It captures a specific local government subtype rather than a general government classification.

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__isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment
Title
Is Inter Municipal Local Government
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is classified as an inter-municipal local government in the vendor site business type details for the IDV record. It captures a specific local government subtype rather than a general government classification.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts distinguish awards associated with local government entities that operate across municipal boundaries, which can affect market characterization, recipient segmentation, and oversight analysis. It is useful when assessing award patterns by public-sector vendor type, especially for compliance, intergovernmental contracting, and subrecipient or quasi-government entity reviews.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

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 IDVs tied to inter-municipal local government vendors
  • Segment vendor populations by public-sector subtype
  • Support compliance or entity-type validation checks

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field identifies all local governments instead of only the inter-municipal subtype
  • Treating 0 as missing rather than a negative/false value

Query Guidance

Use this field as a boolean filter or coded flag in WHERE clauses after confirming the dataset encoding. Example: WHERE isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment = 1; if the extract uses text codes, inspect distinct values first and join to any paired description field if available.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment AS is_inter_municipal_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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