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Is State Controlled Institutionof Higher Learning

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is a state-controlled institution of higher learning. It captures a specific institutional subtype within vendor site details rather than a performance or award outcome measure.

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__isStateControlledInstitutionofHigherLearning
Title
Is State Controlled Institutionof Higher Learning
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/isStateControlledInstitutionofHigherLearning
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is a state-controlled institution of higher learning. It captures a specific institutional subtype within vendor site details rather than a performance or award outcome measure.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards tied to public higher education institutions, which can affect socioeconomic segmentation, vendor classification, and reporting on obligations to educational entities. It is useful when separating university-affiliated recipients from other nonprofit, educational, or public-sector vendors in procurement analysis.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Segment obligations to state universities and colleges
  • Filter vendor records for public higher education recipients
  • Support compliance and institutional ownership analyses

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means false without checking the code definition
  • Using this field alone to identify all educational institutions

Query Guidance

Use explicit equality checks against the documented true value or approved code, and include null handling when testing presence or absence. Example pattern: WHERE isStateControlledInstitutionofHigherLearning = 1 OR isStateControlledInstitutionofHigherLearning = 'Y'; validate against observed FPDS values before production use.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isStateControlledInstitutionofHigherLearning AS is_state_controlled_institutionof_higher_learning
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isStateControlledInstitutionofHigherLearning IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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