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Is1890 Land Grant College

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is classified as an 1890 Land Grant College in the vendor site details section of the IDV record. A value such as 1/true indicates the condition applies; 0/false indicates it does not.

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__is1890LandGrantCollege
Title
Is1890 Land Grant College
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/is1890LandGrantCollege
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is classified as an 1890 Land Grant College in the vendor site details section of the IDV record. A value such as 1/true indicates the condition applies; 0/false indicates it does not.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify obligations to historically Black land-grant institutions and assess participation by specific educational entities in federal procurement. It supports socioeconomic, institutional, and supplier diversity analysis, as well as compliance and targeting reviews tied to vendor classification.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
5,862,557

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1890LandGrantCollege
FPDS XML Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/is1890LandGrantCollege
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/is1890LandGrantCollege' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1890LandGrantCollege'.

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 involving 1890 Land Grant Colleges
  • Measure procurement participation by educational institutions
  • Segment vendor populations for compliance or diversity reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 means missing rather than explicitly false
  • Using the flag as a proxy for institution size, performance, or eligibility beyond the recorded classification

Query Guidance

Use a normalized predicate such as WHERE COALESCE(flag, 0) = 1 or WHERE flag IN ('1','Y','TRUE') depending on storage format. If the field is duplicated across vendor-site rows, deduplicate on the vendor/site key before counting vendors or awards.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1890LandGrantCollege AS is1890_land_grant_college
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1890LandGrantCollege IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1890LandGrantCollege AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__is1890LandGrantCollege 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.