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Is Labor Surplus Area Firm

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor site is classified as a labor surplus area firm. It flags the vendor business type status recorded on the award and is part of the vendor site details structure for an Other Transaction Award record.

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__isLaborSurplusAreaFirm
Title
Is Labor Surplus Area Firm
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/isLaborSurplusAreaFirm
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor site is classified as a labor surplus area firm. It flags the vendor business type status recorded on the award and is part of the vendor site details structure for an Other Transaction Award record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards associated with firms that may qualify for labor surplus area-related socioeconomic or policy analysis. It is useful for examining procurement targeting, small business and location-based participation patterns, and compliance or preference-related reporting.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

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

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 labor surplus area firms
  • Segment vendor participation by business type status
  • Support compliance and socioeconomic reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the flag as a descriptive label rather than a coded indicator
  • Assuming null, 0, or blank always means no without checking source encoding

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses or CASE expressions after confirming the encoded values in your extract. For example, filter for affirmative values only and normalize any coded variants with an IN list or CASE statement before aggregating.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isLaborSurplusAreaFirm AS is_labor_surplus_area_firm
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isLaborSurplusAreaFirm IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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