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Is Self Certified Hub Zone Joint Venture

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor record identifies the entity as a self-certified HUBZone joint venture. It captures a certification attribute stored under vendor site details in the FPDS IDV record. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not indicated on the 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__isSelfCertifiedHUBZoneJointVenture
Title
Is Self Certified Hub Zone Joint Venture
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorCertifications/isSelfCertifiedHUBZoneJointVenture
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor record identifies the entity as a self-certified HUBZone joint venture. It captures a certification attribute stored under vendor site details in the FPDS IDV record. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not indicated on the record.
Business Meaning
This field matters because HUBZone joint venture status is relevant to small business socioeconomic analysis, set-aside tracking, and compliance review. Analysts use it to identify awards involving firms that claim HUBZone-related eligibility characteristics and to measure participation patterns across contracting actions and vendors.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Identify IDVs associated with self-certified HUBZone joint ventures
  • Segment procurement activity by socioeconomic certification status
  • Support compliance and small business utilization reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the flag proves legal eligibility or certification validity
  • Treating all non-1 values as false without checking for null or coded values

Query Guidance

Use this field as a filter or indicator in WHERE, CASE, or aggregation logic, but first confirm the stored value set in your data extract. Example pattern: WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSelfCertifiedHUBZoneJointVenture = 1; if values are mixed or textual, normalize them with a CASE expression and include null handling.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSelfCertifiedHUBZoneJointVenture AS is_self_certified_hub_zone_joint_venture
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSelfCertifiedHUBZoneJointVenture IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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