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Is Township Local Government

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a township local government. It is a subcategory within vendor business type classification for the vendor site 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__localGovernment__isTownshipLocalGovernment
Title
Is Township Local Government
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isTownshipLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a township local government. It is a subcategory within vendor business type classification for the vendor site record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards associated with township-level local government entities, which is useful for recipient segmentation, intergovernmental spending analysis, and compliance or policy reviews that distinguish local government vendors from other public or private organizations.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

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

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 township local government vendors
  • Segment vendor populations by local government subtype
  • Support compliance and recipient-type reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the flag is always stored as a literal boolean instead of a coded value
  • Using it without checking related vendor business type fields for the broader local government classification

Query Guidance

Use this field as a filter predicate for township local government records, but first inspect the dataset for the actual coded values present. In SQL, test for the observed affirmative value(s) and consider combining it with the parent local government indicator or vendor type fields to avoid misclassification.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isTownshipLocalGovernment AS is_township_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isTownshipLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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