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Is Dot Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is certified by the U.S. Department of Transportation as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in the vendor site record. A value such as 1/true typically means the certification applies; 0/false means it does not, though analysts should confirm the dataset’s stored code set. This is a vendor certification attribute, not an award action status.

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

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise
Title
Is Dot Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorCertifications/isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor is certified by the U.S. Department of Transportation as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in the vendor site record. A value such as 1/true typically means the certification applies; 0/false means it does not, though analysts should confirm the dataset’s stored code set. This is a vendor certification attribute, not an award action status.
Business Meaning
This field supports analysis of supplier diversity, socio-economic participation, and transportation-related small business compliance or outreach efforts. It helps identify awards and vendor relationships that involve DOT-certified DBE firms, which is useful for reporting, goal tracking, and segmentation of contract portfolios.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Filter records for DOT-certified DBE vendors
  • Measure supplier diversity participation rates
  • Segment procurement awards by certification status

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the flag means the contract itself is DBE-only or DBE-awarded
  • Counting the field without checking whether the source uses numeric, text, or null representations

Query Guidance

Use this field as a boolean filter or grouping dimension, for example WHERE isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise IN (1, '1', 'Y', 'true'). Confirm the actual stored values in your extract before hard-coding logic, and combine with vendor identifiers or award records when analyzing participation at the obligation level.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise AS is_dot_certified_disadvantaged_business_enterprise
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isDOTCertifiedDisadvantagedBusinessEnterprise IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY flag_value
ORDER BY record_count DESC

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