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Is Federal Government

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a federal government entity under the vendor business type hierarchy for an Other Transaction Award. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not met; analysts should verify the observed code set in the data source.

Family: Other Transaction Award
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__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederalGovernment
Title
Is Federal Government
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/federalGovernment/isFederalGovernment
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a federal government entity under the vendor business type hierarchy for an Other Transaction Award. A value such as 0 typically means the condition is not met; analysts should verify the observed code set in the data source.
Business Meaning
This field helps identify awards involving federal government vendors, which is important for analyzing intergovernmental transactions, recipient mix, and award composition in Other Transaction data. It supports segmentation of awards by counterparty type and helps distinguish federal entities from non-federal contractors, subcontractors, or other organizations.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederalGovernment
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/federalGovernment/isFederalGovernment
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/federalGovernment/isFederalGovernment' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederalGovernment'.

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 federal government vendor entities
  • Segment Other Transaction Awards by counterparty type
  • Support compliance or interagency analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the field as a dollar amount or count
  • Assuming 0 and null have the same meaning without checking the source encoding

Query Guidance

Use this field as a binary or coded filter in WHERE clauses, but first confirm the dataset’s stored values and any companion description field. Example pattern: WHERE isFederalGovernment = 1 or WHERE isFederalGovernment IN ('Y','1') depending on the observed encoding.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederalGovernment AS is_federal_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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