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Is Local Government

Boolean flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a local government entity in the award record. It captures the record's local-government status at the vendor-site level, not a textual explanation. Example value 0 typically means the condition is not met.

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__isLocalGovernment
Title
Is Local Government
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a local government entity in the award record. It captures the record's local-government status at the vendor-site level, not a textual explanation. Example value 0 typically means the condition is not met.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards involving local government vendors, which is useful for spend segmentation, intergovernmental procurement analysis, and compliance reviews tied to recipient type. It can also support rollups by public-sector supplier category and comparisons between local, state, and federal counterparties.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

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

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 associated with local government vendor sites
  • Segment obligations by public-sector supplier type
  • Support compliance or policy reporting on non-federal recipients

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the flag as the vendor's overall legal form rather than the site classification
  • Assuming numeric values are universally standardized without checking the extract

Query Guidance

Use a direct equality filter after confirming the coding scheme, for example WHERE isLocalGovernment = 1 or WHERE isLocalGovernment = 'Y'. When aggregating, group by the raw flag value and verify null handling, since missing or nonstandard codes may appear in some extracts.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isLocalGovernment AS is_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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