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Is Labor Surplus Area Firm

Boolean or code flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified as a labor surplus area firm in the FPDS record. It captures a vendor business-type characteristic at the site level rather than a contract action outcome.

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__isLaborSurplusAreaFirm
Title
Is Labor Surplus Area Firm
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/isLaborSurplusAreaFirm
Description
Boolean or code flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified as a labor surplus area firm in the FPDS record. It captures a vendor business-type characteristic at the site level rather than a contract action outcome.
Business Meaning
This matters because labor surplus area status can be relevant to socioeconomic analysis, preference tracking, and review of procurement objectives tied to geographically distressed labor markets. Analysts use it to segment awards, assess vendor qualification patterns, and support compliance or policy reporting.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

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 involving labor surplus area firms
  • Measure participation by socioeconomic or location-based vendor type
  • Support compliance and policy reporting on vendor classifications

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means no without confirming the code set
  • Using it as a contract-level attribute instead of a vendor site characteristic

Query Guidance

In SQL, normalize the raw value into a consistent flag before analysis, for example by mapping recognized affirmative codes to 1 and all others to 0. Use explicit value checks such as IN ('1','Y','T') or the dataset's documented codes, and combine with vendor/site keys when aggregating to avoid double counting across multiple sites.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isLaborSurplusAreaFirm AS is_labor_surplus_area_firm
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isLaborSurplusAreaFirm IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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