{"id":"448d2027-ae6b-469a-bed6-05a9e96b8e6b","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Free Contracting: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $1,098,562","description":"The vendor Free Contracting received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $1,098,562. 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":"Free Contracting","contracts":[{"id":"cda13848-70a1-4dc6-878a-2ea4ff18c033","date":"2014-09-02","amount":737437.5,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"a80fb9cf-ad40-4c1a-bf86-6190b35e9319","date":"2014-10-01","amount":361124.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"eba970ddbde9ee57c45ca6b9dbf639984b59a717725cae4ee333aca7400360d8","combined_total":1098561.5,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.155077Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}