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Is Very Small Business

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor is classified as a very small business for the associated vendor site. A value such as 1/true typically means the record is flagged as very small business, while 0/false means it is not; analysts should verify the actual stored codes 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__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isVerySmallBusiness
Title
Is Very Small Business
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/isVerySmallBusiness
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor is classified as a very small business for the associated vendor site. A value such as 1/true typically means the record is flagged as very small business, while 0/false means it is not; analysts should verify the actual stored codes in the dataset.
Business Meaning
This field supports small business utilization analysis, vendor segmentation, and compliance reporting tied to socioeconomic procurement goals. It helps analysts identify how contract awards and vendor participation align with very small business policy objectives.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building
  • Contractor profiling and competitor analysis

Common Usage

  • Count awards or vendors flagged as very small business
  • Measure spend or obligations associated with very small business vendors
  • Segment procurement activity by socioeconomic status

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming 0 always means verified non-small-business instead of simply not flagged
  • Using this field as a substitute for vendor size or NAICS-based eligibility

Query Guidance

Filter on the stored true/false or code value after confirming the dataset’s encoding, and coalesce only when you intentionally want missing values treated as false. Example pattern: WHERE isVerySmallBusiness = 1, with a separate check for NULLs when assessing data completeness.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isVerySmallBusiness AS is_very_small_business
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isVerySmallBusiness IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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