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Country of Incorporation

Country value recorded for the vendor's place of incorporation in the Other Transaction IDV vendor site details. It identifies the jurisdiction where the vendor was legally incorporated, typically stored as a short code or abbreviated country value such as "USA".

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation
Title
Country of Incorporation
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation
Description
Country value recorded for the vendor's place of incorporation in the Other Transaction IDV vendor site details. It identifies the jurisdiction where the vendor was legally incorporated, typically stored as a short code or abbreviated country value such as "USA".
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts assess vendor legal domicile, foreign-vs-domestic participation, and cross-border sourcing patterns in Other Transaction IDV data. It is useful for market analysis, supplier diversity and risk reviews, and identifying awards tied to incorporated entities outside the United States.
Example Value
USA
Observed Non-Null Count
12,934

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorOrganizationFactors/countryOfIncorporation' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Group vendors by incorporation country
  • Filter foreign-incorporated entities
  • Support domestic vs. international sourcing analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing incorporation country with headquarters or place of performance
  • Assuming all values are full country names when they may be codes or abbreviations

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses, GROUP BYs, and joins to a country reference table after normalizing codes and abbreviations. For analysis, classify USA separately from non-USA values and exclude null or unknown entries only after confirming they are truly missing rather than unmapped codes.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation AS country_of_incorporation
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorOrganizationFactors__countryOfIncorporation IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

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