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Is Sba Certified Small Disadvantaged Business

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor associated with the IDV is recorded as an SBA-certified Small Disadvantaged Business. A value such as 1/true typically means the certification is present; 0/false means it is not, with NULL or other codes indicating missing, unknown, or not reported depending on the source record.

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__isSBACertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness
Title
Is Sba Certified Small Disadvantaged Business
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorCertifications/isSBACertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor associated with the IDV is recorded as an SBA-certified Small Disadvantaged Business. A value such as 1/true typically means the certification is present; 0/false means it is not, with NULL or other codes indicating missing, unknown, or not reported depending on the source record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards involving firms with SBA Small Disadvantaged Business certification, which is relevant for socioeconomic participation tracking, set-aside evaluation, supplier diversity reporting, and compliance reviews. It is useful for measuring how often agencies award to certified disadvantaged firms and for segmenting vendor populations by certification status.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Count IDVs or obligations involving SBA-certified Small Disadvantaged Businesses
  • Filter vendor populations for socioeconomic participation analysis
  • Cross-tab certification status against agency, NAICS, or contract vehicle

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming a 0 value is the same as missing or unknown
  • Using this field as a substitute for award-level socioeconomic status without checking vendor-site or time validity

Query Guidance

Use a direct boolean filter for the affirmative value, for example where the field equals 1, true, or the observed 'yes' code in your dataset. If analyzing compliance rates, keep NULLs separate from negatives and group by vendor, IDV, or period as needed rather than assuming one record equals one firm.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSBACertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness AS is_sba_certified_small_disadvantaged_business
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSBACertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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