{"id":"1c6fea82-acb5-4208-9ac7-1d002289f704","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Pace Contracting: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $23,766,834","description":"The vendor Pace Contracting received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $23,766,834. 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":"Pace Contracting","contracts":[{"id":"3f386cf1-ae23-492d-a3cd-d13b130f4845","date":"2023-01-06","amount":22258487.96,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"d18862ce-a405-4988-84f1-a6ffbdb9259f","date":"2023-02-27","amount":1508345.9,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"2df68dc8a1ce075feb9987848b4ef38336c8904f545c69f601ce5fd4330897c0","combined_total":23766833.86,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.731344Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}