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Is Sheltered Workshop

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor associated with the IDV is identified as a sheltered workshop. It captures a vendor organization factor rather than award performance or pricing information. The example value 0 indicates the condition is not 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__vendorOrganizationFactors__isShelteredWorkshop
Title
Is Sheltered Workshop
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/isShelteredWorkshop
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor associated with the IDV is identified as a sheltered workshop. It captures a vendor organization factor rather than award performance or pricing information. The example value 0 indicates the condition is not met.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards involving sheltered workshops, which can be relevant for socioeconomic, policy, and compliance-oriented reviews. It supports segmentation of vendor populations and can be used to assess participation patterns across programs, agencies, or product/service categories.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

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 awarded to sheltered workshops
  • Segment vendor populations for socioeconomic analysis
  • Support compliance or policy reporting on vendor status

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field is a vendor certification rather than a record-level indicator
  • Filtering without checking whether the data is stored as numeric, text, or null values

Query Guidance

Use a direct equality filter against the observed true value in your data, such as = 1, = 'Y', or = 'true'. Include IS NULL checks if you need to distinguish unknown from false, and verify the encoded domain before writing production SQL.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__isShelteredWorkshop AS is_sheltered_workshop
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__isShelteredWorkshop IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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