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Is Interstate Entity

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as an interstate entity in the type-of-government-entity structure. It reflects a specific government-entity attribute recorded for the vendor site, not a narrative description.

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__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity
Title
Is Interstate Entity
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isInterstateEntity
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as an interstate entity in the type-of-government-entity structure. It reflects a specific government-entity attribute recorded for the vendor site, not a narrative description.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify vendor sites tied to interstate government entities for segmentation, reporting, and compliance-oriented review. It can be useful when assessing participation patterns, award distribution, or whether a vendor's organizational status affects eligibility or treatment in procurement records.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

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 sites by interstate-entity status
  • Segment awards or vendors for compliance analysis
  • Join with related vendor classification fields

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the flag as a description rather than a coded indicator
  • Assuming 0 always means false without checking the dataset's coding convention

Query Guidance

Use explicit value checks after confirming the code set in your extract, for example WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity = 1 or = 'Y'. If the column is sparsely populated, distinguish null from false and, where possible, combine it with adjacent government-entity fields to avoid misclassification.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity AS is_interstate_entity
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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