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UEI

Unique Entity Identifier for the vendor associated with the award. It is the standardized alphanumeric identifier used to represent the legal entity in FPDS rather than a descriptive vendor name.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEI
Title
UEI
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/entityIdentifiers/vendorUEIInformation/UEI
Description
Unique Entity Identifier for the vendor associated with the award. It is the standardized alphanumeric identifier used to represent the legal entity in FPDS rather than a descriptive vendor name.
Business Meaning
This field lets analysts identify, de-duplicate, and track vendors across awards, agencies, and time. It is essential for vendor-level spend analysis, market share studies, concentration reviews, and matching FPDS records to external entity data.
Example Value
JAUFFPDZBAG2
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEI
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/entityIdentifiers/vendorUEIInformation/UEI
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/entityIdentifiers/vendorUEIInformation/UEI' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEI'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Join awards to vendor master or entity reference tables
  • Aggregate obligation or award counts by vendor
  • Identify repeated awards to the same entity across agencies

Common Mistakes

  • Using it as a human-readable vendor name
  • Assuming every record has a populated or valid UEI

Query Guidance

Filter and group on this field when performing entity-level analysis, and use DISTINCT or normalization to handle duplicate or missing values. In SQL, pair it with vendor name or other identifiers for validation, e.g., WHERE UEI IS NOT NULL and GROUP BY UEI.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEI AS u_e_i
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEI IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEI AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEI 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.