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Ultimate Parent UEI Name

Human-readable name of the vendor's ultimate parent entity associated with the UEI record in FPDS. This is the descriptive label for the parent organization, not the UEI code itself.

Family: IDV
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEIName
Title
Ultimate Parent UEI Name
FPDS Path
IDV/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/entityIdentifiers/vendorUEIInformation/ultimateParentUEIName
Description
Human-readable name of the vendor's ultimate parent entity associated with the UEI record in FPDS. This is the descriptive label for the parent organization, not the UEI code itself.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the top-level corporate parent behind an awarded vendor, which is useful for supplier concentration analysis, ownership tracing, and rollups across subsidiaries or affiliates. It supports visibility into who ultimately controls vendor relationships in federal procurement.
Example Value
MARVIN J. PERRY INC.
Observed Non-Null Count
5,736,470

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Linking vendor awards to a parent company rollup
  • Assessing vendor concentration by ultimate corporate owner
  • Reviewing ownership and affiliation patterns across FPDS records

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the name as a unique identifier instead of a descriptive label
  • Grouping solely on the text value without validating against the parent UEI

Query Guidance

Select this field for display or join it to the corresponding ultimate parent UEI field; use the UEI for distinct counts and joins, and the name only for reporting labels. In SQL, normalize or trim text only for presentation, not as the basis for identity logic.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEIName AS ultimate_parent_u_e_i_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEIName IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEIName AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__IDV__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEIName 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.