{"id":"05a06b52-d892-41de-ae84-a2ddfd5f8f2b","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"medium","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Friends: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $63,591","description":"The vendor Friends received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $63,591. When the combined value crosses a procurement-approval threshold but each individual award stays below it, the pattern is classically called 'contract splitting' and warrants further review against the procurement code and any sole-source justifications. The pattern can also reflect legitimate phased work or multiple unrelated services with the same vendor. Tier 2: vendor-named observation, no individual characterization.","fiscal_year":null,"review_status":"auto","review_tier":2,"evidence":{"vendor":"Friends","contracts":[{"id":"b20ea7a7-b252-4053-a9d3-3a590b7b8cdf","date":"2022-05-24","amount":62391.2,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"d7e342f8-84b1-4a30-844f-d0d86db96df8","date":"2022-08-11","amount":1200.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"7048be31cfabbc3befaeec62abe3fb6f019ff1a5519ddcaf70e009be131b1337","combined_total":63591.2,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.181083Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}