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Is Federally Funded Research and Development Corp

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is a federally funded research and development corporation (FFRDC). It records the vendor site's business type within the federal government-related vendor classification hierarchy.

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__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp
Title
Is Federally Funded Research and Development Corp
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/federalGovernment/isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is a federally funded research and development corporation (FFRDC). It records the vendor site's business type within the federal government-related vendor classification hierarchy.
Business Meaning
This field helps identify awards involving FFRDCs, which are a distinct class of research organizations often subject to specialized statutory, policy, and competition considerations. Analysts use it to segment procurement activity, assess use of federally sponsored research capability, and support oversight of awards with unique eligibility or reporting rules.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

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

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 FFRDC vendors
  • Segment obligations by vendor organizational type
  • Support compliance or policy reviews for research-related awards

Common Mistakes

  • Treating 0 as missing instead of a negative/false value
  • Assuming the flag alone proves the legal status of the vendor without corroborating vendor details

Query Guidance

Filter directly on the flag value using the dataset’s stored coding convention, for example `WHERE isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp = 1` for true-like rows or `= 0` for false-like rows. If the extract uses text or mixed encodings, first inspect distinct values and join to any companion description field before applying a hard filter.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp AS is_federally_funded_research_and_development_corp
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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