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Is Inter Municipal Local Government

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as an intermunicipal local government within the vendor business type hierarchy. A value such as 0 generally indicates the condition is not met, while other observed values may indicate yes/true or a coded representation depending on the source extract.

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__localGovernment__isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment
Title
Is Inter Municipal Local Government
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as an intermunicipal local government within the vendor business type hierarchy. A value such as 0 generally indicates the condition is not met, while other observed values may indicate yes/true or a coded representation depending on the source extract.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards associated with intermunicipal local government entities, which can affect market segmentation, competition analysis, and set-aside or policy compliance reviews. It is useful when profiling vendor populations by legal/organizational status rather than by product or service category.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

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

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 local government vendor types
  • Segment vendor populations by public-sector organizational form
  • Support compliance or eligibility checks tied to entity type

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0/1 semantics without checking the source encoding
  • Using the field as a proxy for award size, competition, or geography

Query Guidance

Use explicit value checks based on the dataset's encoding, for example `WHERE field = 1` for true if the extract uses numeric booleans, or join to a lookup/description table if the value is coded. When aggregating, count distinct awards or vendors after applying the flag to avoid double counting across vendor-site records.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment AS is_inter_municipal_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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