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Is School of Forestry

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified as a school of forestry in the IDV vendor site details. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not met, while a positive or coded value indicates it is met.

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__typeOfEducationalEntity__isSchoolOfForestry
Title
Is School of Forestry
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/isSchoolOfForestry
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified as a school of forestry in the IDV vendor site details. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not met, while a positive or coded value indicates it is met.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards or vendor sites associated with a specific educational institution type, which can matter for market segmentation, socioeconomic or educational institution analysis, and validation of vendor classifications in FPDS data. It is useful when isolating niche institutional suppliers from broader higher-education or research-related vendor populations.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

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 classified as schools of forestry
  • Segment educational institution suppliers for reporting
  • Validate vendor-type coding in FPDS extracts

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming all truthy-looking values share the same meaning without checking observed codes
  • Using the flag as a measure of award eligibility rather than vendor classification

Query Guidance

Use explicit comparisons in SQL, such as WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isSchoolOfForestry = 1, or match the confirmed affirmative code in your dataset. If the field is stored as text or mixed codes, normalize values first and pair it with related educational-entity fields when available.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isSchoolOfForestry AS is_school_of_forestry
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isSchoolOfForestry IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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