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Country of Incorporation Name

Human-readable country name associated with the vendor's country of incorporation in an Other Transaction Award record. This is the label for the underlying country classification, not the code itself.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name
Title
Country of Incorporation Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation/name
Description
Human-readable country name associated with the vendor's country of incorporation in an Other Transaction Award record. This is the label for the underlying country classification, not the code itself.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the legal incorporation country of the vendor and assess foreign versus domestic supplier involvement in transaction awards. It is useful for market analysis, vendor origin review, and compliance or geopolitical reporting tied to supplier location.
Example Value
UNITED STATES
Observed Non-Null Count
26,057

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Classify vendors as U.S. or foreign incorporated
  • Summarize awards by vendor incorporation country
  • Support risk, sourcing, or supply-chain analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Using the label as a unique identifier instead of the paired code
  • Assuming incorporation country is the same as performance location or vendor headquarters

Query Guidance

Use this field for grouping, filtering, and display after normalizing text values; in SQL, prefer the related coded field for joins or exact comparisons, and use this column for readable output such as SELECT DISTINCT or CASE-based reporting labels.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name AS country_of_incorporation_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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