FPDS Query Library
About Us
Contact Us

Is State Government

Boolean/code flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a state government entity in the Other Transaction IDV vendor business type hierarchy. A value such as 1 typically means the condition is true; 0 means it is not, though analysts should confirm the local code set in the dataset.

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__isStateGovernment
Title
Is State Government
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorBusinessTypes/isStateGovernment
Description
Boolean/code flag indicating whether the vendor site is classified as a state government entity in the Other Transaction IDV vendor business type hierarchy. A value such as 1 typically means the condition is true; 0 means it is not, though analysts should confirm the local code set in the dataset.
Business Meaning
This flag helps distinguish state government vendors from other organizational types when analyzing award recipients, partnership structures, and intergovernmental activity. It is useful for compliance reviews, market segmentation, and identifying obligations or funding flows involving state-level public entities.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

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 or vendor sites involving state government entities
  • Segment vendor population by public-sector ownership or status
  • Support compliance, reporting, and intergovernmental analysis

Common Mistakes

  • Treating the flag as award type rather than vendor classification
  • Assuming all non-1 values mean missing data instead of false or alternate codes

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses to isolate state government vendor sites, for example `= 1` or the dataset’s true code. If the extract stores booleans as strings or mixed codes, inspect distinct values first and join or co-filter with the vendor business type description fields when available.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isStateGovernment AS is_state_government
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorBusinessTypes__isStateGovernment IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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