{"id":"285b937b-f273-4985-aa57-9ebaaa971b29","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Pace Contracting: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $24,094,662","description":"The vendor Pace Contracting received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $24,094,662. 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":"43486222-2bac-4766-8bf7-e2fff324abfc","date":"2019-11-19","amount":3900727.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"1a951c84-d976-4ecb-a3f5-cb450a7c6acf","date":"2020-01-08","amount":20193934.98,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"d18258d0de1be6b1b55537d85b05399337b7d37917095c044780d5c644cde3fc","combined_total":24094661.98,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.710114Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}