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State Name

Human-readable name of the state or territory recorded for the vendor site location on an Other Transaction Award. It is the descriptive label associated with the vendor location state value in the FPDS record.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Vendor Site Details
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__state__name
Title
State Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/state/name
Description
Human-readable name of the state or territory recorded for the vendor site location on an Other Transaction Award. It is the descriptive label associated with the vendor location state value in the FPDS record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the geographic location of a contractor site involved in the award, supporting state-level spend analysis, geographic concentration reviews, and vendor footprint assessment. It is useful for mapping awards to locations and comparing procurement activity across states or territories.
Example Value
VIRGINIA
Observed Non-Null Count
38,500

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__state__name
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/state/name
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorLocation/state/name' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__state__name'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • State-level vendor location reporting
  • Geographic distribution analysis of awardees
  • Vendor site normalization and mapping

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming it is always a USPS abbreviation rather than a full name
  • Using it as a unique identifier for joins

Query Guidance

Use this field in SELECT and GROUP BY clauses for location summaries, and filter on normalized state values when possible. If the source contains both code and name fields, join or validate against the coded field to avoid duplicate categories caused by spelling or formatting differences.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__state__name AS state_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__state__name IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__state__name AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorLocation__state__name IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.