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Is Township Local Government

Boolean/code flag indicating whether the vendor's local government type is a township. It identifies records where the vendor site is classified as a township local government rather than another local government form.

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__localGovernment__isTownshipLocalGovernment
Title
Is Township Local Government
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isTownshipLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean/code flag indicating whether the vendor's local government type is a township. It identifies records where the vendor site is classified as a township local government rather than another local government form.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts isolate township-based public vendors for market segmentation, state and local government participation analysis, and compliance reviews. It can be useful when measuring awards to sub-federal entities or distinguishing township entities from counties, cities, special districts, and other local governments.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

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

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 awards or vendors associated with township local governments
  • Segment local government vendors by subtype
  • Support reporting on sub-federal public-sector recipients

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming a non-null value always means the vendor is definitely a township without checking the code set
  • Counting this field alongside other local government subtype flags without de-duplicating records

Query Guidance

Use it as a WHERE clause filter or CASE expression, based on the dataset's encoding. For example, filter to records where the flag indicates true, and pair it with other local government subtype fields when building mutually exclusive categories.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isTownshipLocalGovernment AS is_township_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isTownshipLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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