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Is Indian Tribe

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor recorded on the award is an Indian Tribe. It identifies the socio-economic status attached to the vendor site in the FPDS record and should be treated as a categorical indicator rather than a descriptive narrative.

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__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isIndianTribe
Title
Is Indian Tribe
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/isIndianTribe
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor recorded on the award is an Indian Tribe. It identifies the socio-economic status attached to the vendor site in the FPDS record and should be treated as a categorical indicator rather than a descriptive narrative.
Business Meaning
This field supports analysis of awards made to Indian Tribes, including set-aside tracking, socio-economic reporting, and compliance monitoring. It is useful for measuring participation by tribal entities across obligations, award types, and program areas.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isIndianTribe
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/isIndianTribe
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/isIndianTribe' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isIndianTribe'.

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 to Indian Tribe vendors
  • Calculate obligations or counts for tribal participation reporting
  • Compare award patterns across socio-economic vendor groups

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means false without checking the codebook or source values
  • Using this field as a vendor ownership proof rather than a recorded FPDS indicator

Query Guidance

Use explicit filters on the flag value and handle nulls separately. Example: WHERE isIndianTribe = 1 for identified tribal vendors, and test for NULL or nonstandard codes before aggregating so you do not misclassify missing data as non-tribal.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isIndianTribe AS is_indian_tribe
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isIndianTribe IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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