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Is Sba Certified Hub Zone

Boolean flag indicating whether the vendor associated with the IDV is reported as SBA-certified as a HUBZone business in FPDS. A value of 1/true means the certification is present; 0/false means it is not reported or not certified in this field.

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__vendorCertifications__isSBACertifiedHUBZone
Title
Is Sba Certified Hub Zone
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorCertifications/isSBACertifiedHUBZone
Description
Boolean flag indicating whether the vendor associated with the IDV is reported as SBA-certified as a HUBZone business in FPDS. A value of 1/true means the certification is present; 0/false means it is not reported or not certified in this field.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards involving HUBZone-certified firms, which is important for socioeconomic contracting analysis, set-aside monitoring, and reporting on small business participation goals. It supports evaluation of how often HUBZone-certified vendors appear in IDV activity and whether procurement actions align with small business policy objectives.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

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 involving HUBZone-certified vendors
  • Count or calculate the share of awards tied to HUBZone firms
  • Compare HUBZone participation across agencies, NAICS codes, or time periods

Common Mistakes

  • Using the flag as a current certification registry instead of an FPDS-reported indicator
  • Assuming missing or 0-valued records mean the vendor is definitely not HUBZone-certified outside the record

Query Guidance

Use as a boolean filter in SQL, for example `WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSBACertifiedHUBZone = 1`. When summarizing, count distinct IDs or vendor records as appropriate, and inspect the underlying coded values if the extract stores booleans as text or integers.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSBACertifiedHUBZone AS is_sba_certified_hub_zone
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSBACertifiedHUBZone IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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