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Is Inter Municipal Local Government

Boolean/code flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as an intermunicipal local government entity in the vendor business type hierarchy. A value such as 0 typically means the classification does not apply; a positive or coded value indicates it does.

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__localGovernment__isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment
Title
Is Inter Municipal Local Government
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/localGovernment/isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment
Description
Boolean/code flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as an intermunicipal local government entity in the vendor business type hierarchy. A value such as 0 typically means the classification does not apply; a positive or coded value indicates it does.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards involving local government entities, which can affect market segmentation, competition analysis, and reporting on public-sector counterparties. It is useful when distinguishing municipal or quasi-government vendors from private-sector suppliers.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Segment awards involving local government vendors
  • Support compliance or vendor-type reporting
  • Filter out or isolate intermunicipal entities in spend analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field is a free-text description rather than a coded flag
  • Filtering only on a single numeric value without confirming the dataset's coding convention

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses to isolate records where the flag is affirmative, but first confirm the actual encoded values in your extract. In SQL, test for the known affirmative code or a non-null truthy value, and combine with other vendor business type fields when building mutually exclusive segments.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment AS is_inter_municipal_local_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__localGovernment__isInterMunicipalLocalGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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