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Is Port Authority

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor site is a port authority. It identifies the type of government entity associated with the vendor site in the transaction record.

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__isPortAuthority
Title
Is Port Authority
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/typeOfGovernmentEntity/isPortAuthority
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor site is a port authority. It identifies the type of government entity associated with the vendor site in the transaction record.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts isolate awards involving port authorities, which are often treated differently from standard commercial vendors or other public entities. It is useful for market segmentation, reporting on public-sector counterparties, and evaluating compliance or eligibility patterns tied to entity type.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

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 port authorities
  • Segment vendors by government entity type
  • Support compliance and counterparty analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the field is a vendor name instead of an entity-type flag
  • Equating null with a false value without checking the source encoding

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses to isolate records where the port authority indicator is present or true, and confirm whether the dataset stores values as numeric flags, booleans, or text codes. Example pattern: WHERE isPortAuthority IN (1, '1', 'Y', 'TRUE') after validating the extract's coding.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isPortAuthority AS is_port_authority
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__typeOfGovernmentEntity__isPortAuthority IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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