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UEI Legal Business Name

Legal business name reported for the vendor associated with the award record. It is the human-readable name tied to the UEI-based vendor identity in the FPDS transaction.

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__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEILegalBusinessName
Title
UEI Legal Business Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/entityIdentifiers/vendorUEIInformation/UEILegalBusinessName
Description
Legal business name reported for the vendor associated with the award record. It is the human-readable name tied to the UEI-based vendor identity in the FPDS transaction.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify the legal entity receiving the award and distinguish it from trade names, aliases, or parent organizations. It is useful for vendor profiling, spend aggregation, entity matching across awards, and reviewing awards made to specific legal businesses.
Example Value
NATIONAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR
Observed Non-Null Count
38,894

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Vendor name display in award and spend reports
  • Grouping obligations or awards by legal entity
  • Matching FPDS vendor records to external reference data

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the name as a stable key instead of using UEI or another identifier
  • Assuming the value is a DBA/trade name rather than the legal business name

Query Guidance

Select this field for vendor labeling and use it with UEI or other vendor identifiers in GROUP BY, JOIN, or deduplication logic. In SQL, compare normalized text only when identifier-based matching is unavailable, and prefer DISTINCT or window functions to manage name variants.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEILegalBusinessName AS u_e_i_legal_business_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__UEILegalBusinessName IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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