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Is Self Certified Small Disadvantaged Business

Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified as self-certified as a small disadvantaged business in the transaction record. It reflects a certification attribute stored under vendor site details for the Other Transaction IDV award structure.

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__vendorCertifications__isSelfCertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness
Title
Is Self Certified Small Disadvantaged Business
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorCertifications/isSelfCertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness
Description
Boolean or coded flag indicating whether the vendor site is identified as self-certified as a small disadvantaged business in the transaction record. It reflects a certification attribute stored under vendor site details for the Other Transaction IDV award structure.
Business Meaning
This field supports analysis of socioeconomic status representation in procurement records, including vendor segmentation, diversity reporting, and compliance-focused reviews. It helps analysts identify awards associated with small disadvantaged business self-certification and assess participation patterns across obligation, vendor, or vehicle analyses.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

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 self-certified small disadvantaged businesses
  • Segment vendor populations by socioeconomic certification status
  • Support compliance and diversity reporting

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the flag as proof of active SBA certification
  • Assuming missing or zero values mean the vendor is not disadvantaged rather than unreported or not populated

Query Guidance

Use the field as a filter or grouping flag in SQL, for example WHERE isSelfCertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness = 1 (or the dataset’s true value). If values are coded, inspect distinct values first and join with related certification fields only when you need a broader socioeconomic profile.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSelfCertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness AS is_self_certified_small_disadvantaged_business
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorCertifications__isSelfCertifiedSmallDisadvantagedBusiness IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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