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Is Minority Institution

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a minority institution in the educational-entity attributes for the vendor. A value such as 0 or 1 typically marks whether the condition applies, rather than providing a narrative description.

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__typeOfEducationalEntity__isMinorityInstitution
Title
Is Minority Institution
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfEducationalEntity/isMinorityInstitution
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a minority institution in the educational-entity attributes for the vendor. A value such as 0 or 1 typically marks whether the condition applies, rather than providing a narrative description.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts identify awards involving minority institutions and assess participation of such entities in federal procurement. It supports socioeconomic, institutional diversity, and policy compliance analyses, especially when reviewing vendor eligibility or targeting outcomes across educational organizations.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

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 minority institutions
  • Measure participation of minority institutions by agency, NAICS, or fiscal year
  • Support compliance and diversity reporting for educational vendors

Common Mistakes

  • Interpreting the flag as a count or degree of minority status
  • Assuming missing values mean the institution is not minority-owned or minority-serving

Query Guidance

Use explicit boolean or code filters such as = 1, = 'Y', or the dataset's documented affirmative value, and confirm the non-affirmative value set before excluding records. When joining or aggregating, keep the field at the vendor-site level and avoid using it as a proxy for award-level socioeconomic status unless the record structure supports that inference.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isMinorityInstitution AS is_minority_institution
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfEducationalEntity__isMinorityInstitution IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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