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Is Labor Surplus Area Firm

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified in FPDS as a labor surplus area firm. It records the vendor's status for the specific site-level business type classification captured under vendor business details.

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__isLaborSurplusAreaFirm
Title
Is Labor Surplus Area Firm
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/isLaborSurplusAreaFirm
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified in FPDS as a labor surplus area firm. It records the vendor's status for the specific site-level business type classification captured under vendor business details.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards or vendors associated with labor surplus area preferences and related socioeconomic policy tracking. It is useful for reporting on set-aside usage, preference eligibility patterns, and compliance-oriented analysis across vendor locations.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

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 labor surplus area firms
  • Measure use of socioeconomic or geographic preference categories
  • Segment vendor population by site-level business type status

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming null or missing values mean the vendor is not a labor surplus area firm
  • Treating the flag as a contractor-wide status instead of a vendor site-level attribute

Query Guidance

In SQL, test for the affirmative code only after confirming the stored representation, for example WHERE isLaborSurplusAreaFirm IN ('1','Y',1) or the equivalent observed true value. Preserve nulls separately from false, and join or group at the vendor site level if you need site-specific results.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isLaborSurplusAreaFirm AS is_labor_surplus_area_firm
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isLaborSurplusAreaFirm IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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