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Ultimate Parent UEI

Identifier for the vendor's ultimate parent entity as reported in FPDS. It is a coded UEI value, not a name or free-text description, and represents the top-level parent in the vendor hierarchy when available.

Family: IDV
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEI
Title
Ultimate Parent UEI
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/entityIdentifiers/vendorUEIInformation/ultimateParentUEI
Description
Identifier for the vendor's ultimate parent entity as reported in FPDS. It is a coded UEI value, not a name or free-text description, and represents the top-level parent in the vendor hierarchy when available.
Business Meaning
This field supports ownership and consolidation analysis across awards by linking subsidiaries and related legal entities to a common parent. Analysts use it to assess vendor concentration, market share, small business aggregation, and parent-level exposure across contract actions.
Example Value
RQEZW8BSJCV4
Observed Non-Null Count
5,857,603

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEI
FPDS XML Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/entityIdentifiers/vendorUEIInformation/ultimateParentUEI
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/entityIdentifiers/vendorUEIInformation/ultimateParentUEI' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEI'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Roll up awards from subsidiaries to the ultimate parent
  • Measure vendor concentration by parent organization
  • Identify parent-level relationships across multiple UEIs

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming it is the same as the vendor's own UEI
  • Using it as a human-readable company name

Query Guidance

Use this field as a grouping key in SQL for parent-level aggregation, joins, and deduplication. Filter out null or empty values explicitly, and prefer DISTINCT counts on this identifier when measuring parent concentration or related-entity exposure.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEI AS ultimate_parent_u_e_i
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEI IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEI AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEI IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.