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Is Interstate Entity

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor's government entity type is an interstate entity in the Vendor Site Details portion of an Other Transaction IDV record. It is a classification attribute on the vendor site record, not a transaction amount or award action.

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__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity
Title
Is Interstate Entity
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isInterstateEntity
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor's government entity type is an interstate entity in the Vendor Site Details portion of an Other Transaction IDV record. It is a classification attribute on the vendor site record, not a transaction amount or award action.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards associated with interstate public entities, which can affect segmentation of vendors, jurisdictional analysis, and compliance reviews. It is useful when distinguishing vendor sites by legal or governmental status rather than by commercial supplier characteristics.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

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 Other Transaction IDV records tied to interstate government entities
  • Segment vendor populations by government entity type
  • Support compliance or jurisdictional exception analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the flag as a measure of award size or contract type
  • Assuming 0 always means false without checking the dataset's coded value scheme

Query Guidance

Use in WHERE clauses to isolate records where the vendor site is flagged as an interstate entity. Example pattern: WHERE isInterstateEntity IN ('1','Y',1) after confirming the stored coding; include explicit null handling if you need a complete population.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity AS is_interstate_entity
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isInterstateEntity IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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