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Vendor Name

Human-readable name of the vendor or contractor recorded in the Other Transaction IDV vendor header. It serves as the text label for the vendor entity associated with the award record.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: Vendor Header
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: label
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName
Title
Vendor Name
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorHeader/vendorName
Description
Human-readable name of the vendor or contractor recorded in the Other Transaction IDV vendor header. It serves as the text label for the vendor entity associated with the award record.
Business Meaning
This field identifies the counterparty in procurement reporting and supports vendor-level analysis such as award concentration, market share, repeat awards, and entity matching across FPDS records. It is essential for grouping transactions by supplier when evaluating spending patterns or vendor performance.
Example Value
PERATON LABS INC
Observed Non-Null Count
13,417

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorHeader/vendorName
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/vendor/vendorHeader/vendorName' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName'.

Use Cases

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

Common Usage

  • Vendor rollups and spend concentration analysis
  • Entity matching and name normalization
  • Award reporting and dashboard labels

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the name alone uniquely identifies a vendor
  • Grouping without normalizing spelling, punctuation, and legal suffixes

Query Guidance

Select this field for display and basic vendor grouping, but join or deduplicate on a vendor identifier when available. In SQL, normalize casing and trim whitespace for reporting, and use DISTINCT or aggregation cautiously because name variants can split the same supplier across multiple rows.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.