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Is Federally Funded Research and Development Corp

Boolean indicator showing whether the vendor is a federally funded research and development corporation (FFRDC) in the vendor business type hierarchy for this Other Transaction IDV record. A value of 1/true means the vendor site is identified as an FFRDC; 0/false means it is not, and null may indicate the attribute was not reported.

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__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp
Title
Is Federally Funded Research and Development Corp
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/federalGovernment/isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp
Description
Boolean indicator showing whether the vendor is a federally funded research and development corporation (FFRDC) in the vendor business type hierarchy for this Other Transaction IDV record. A value of 1/true means the vendor site is identified as an FFRDC; 0/false means it is not, and null may indicate the attribute was not reported.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards involving FFRDCs, which are subject to distinct policy treatment, sponsorship relationships, and oversight expectations in federal procurement. It is useful for segmenting awards to research institutions, reviewing compliance and socioeconomic context, and distinguishing FFRDC activity from standard commercial or nonprofit vendor activity.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/federalGovernment/isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/federalGovernment/isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp'.

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 awards to FFRDC vendors
  • Segment research-oriented vendor populations
  • Support compliance and oversight reviews

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 means the vendor is not an FFRDC in all source contexts without checking for null or missing data
  • Using this flag as a proxy for funding amount, research intensity, or award type

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses to isolate FFRDC records, for example `= 1` or `IS TRUE` depending on the load format. When comparing populations, include explicit handling for nulls and confirm whether the source encodes the flag as boolean, numeric, or text before joining or aggregating.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp AS is_federally_funded_research_and_development_corp
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp AS flag_value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__federalGovernment__isFederallyFundedResearchAndDevelopmentCorp 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.