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Is Veteran Owned

Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor associated with the contract detail is identified as veteran-owned. The value reflects the vendor site socioeconomic status captured in the FPDS record, with 0 typically indicating false/no and 1 indicating true/yes, though analysts should confirm the observed code set in the source data.

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__isVeteranOwned
Title
Is Veteran Owned
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorSiteDetails/vendorSocioEconomicIndicators/isVeteranOwned
Description
Boolean or coded indicator showing whether the vendor associated with the contract detail is identified as veteran-owned. The value reflects the vendor site socioeconomic status captured in the FPDS record, with 0 typically indicating false/no and 1 indicating true/yes, though analysts should confirm the observed code set in the source data.
Business Meaning
This field supports socioeconomic and supplier diversity analysis, including tracking participation by veteran-owned businesses in federal procurement. It is useful for compliance reporting, portfolio segmentation, and evaluating how award activity aligns with small business and socio-economic policy goals.
Example Value
0
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

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

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 to veteran-owned vendors
  • Segment spending by socioeconomic status
  • Support compliance and diversity dashboards

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the flag proves current certification without validation
  • Treating NULL or missing values as equivalent to not veteran-owned

Query Guidance

Use this field in WHERE clauses or CASE expressions after confirming the actual stored representation. For example, filter for affirmative values only, and explicitly handle NULLs separately so unknown status is not mixed with non-veteran-owned records.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isVeteranOwned AS is_veteran_owned
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__vendorSocioEconomicIndicators__isVeteranOwned IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Flag distribution

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