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Ultimate Parent UEI

The ultimate parent UEI is the unique entity identifier for the highest-level parent organization associated with the vendor record. It links the award to the top corporate or legal owner, rather than the immediate vendor site or subsidiary.

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__ultimateParentUEI
Title
Ultimate Parent UEI
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/entityIdentifiers/vendorUEIInformation/ultimateParentUEI
Description
The ultimate parent UEI is the unique entity identifier for the highest-level parent organization associated with the vendor record. It links the award to the top corporate or legal owner, rather than the immediate vendor site or subsidiary.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts trace awards to the controlling parent organization, which is important for corporate ownership analysis, consolidation across subsidiaries, and assessing concentration of federal spending. It is also useful for identifying related vendors that may operate under different names or locations but share the same ultimate owner.
Example Value
HP2RBXXEKFX3
Observed Non-Null Count
38,877

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Roll up award obligations by ultimate parent organization
  • Identify related subsidiaries or affiliate spending under one corporate group
  • Join to vendor master or entity reference tables for ownership analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing the ultimate parent UEI with the vendor's own UEI or site-level identifier
  • Assuming a populated value always means the awardee is a subsidiary rather than a standalone entity

Query Guidance

Use exact string matching on the UEI value in WHERE or JOIN clauses, and normalize case only if your data source is inconsistent. When aggregating, group by this field to consolidate awards under the same parent, but handle nulls separately so unassigned records do not collapse into a single bucket unless intended.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEI AS ultimate_parent_u_e_i
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__vendorUEIInformation__ultimateParentUEI IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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