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Is Sole Propreitorship

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor entity at the site is identified as a sole proprietorship. In FPDS this is part of the vendor business type structure and is used to classify the legal form of the vendor.

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__vendorBusinessTypes__businessOrOrganizationType__isSolePropreitorship
Title
Is Sole Propreitorship
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/businessOrOrganizationType/isSolePropreitorship
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor entity at the site is identified as a sole proprietorship. In FPDS this is part of the vendor business type structure and is used to classify the legal form of the vendor.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts profile vendor ownership structure, especially for small business, socioeconomic, and sole-source market analysis. It is useful when reviewing participation patterns, validating vendor classifications, and segmenting awards by organizational form.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__businessOrOrganizationType__isSolePropreitorship
FPDS XML Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/businessOrOrganizationType/isSolePropreitorship
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/businessOrOrganizationType/isSolePropreitorship' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__businessOrOrganizationType__isSolePropreitorship'.

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 vendors classified as sole proprietorships
  • Segment award activity by vendor business type
  • Support small business and ownership structure analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting 0 as missing instead of a negative flag
  • Assuming this alone proves small business status

Query Guidance

In SQL, filter on the coded true value used in your dataset (for example, = 1 or = 'Y') and verify null handling separately. When aggregating, group by this flag alongside other business type indicators to avoid misclassifying vendors with incomplete or conflicting records.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__businessOrOrganizationType__isSolePropreitorship AS is_sole_propreitorship
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__businessOrOrganizationType__isSolePropreitorship IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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