{"id":"44f12010-c4a4-4e8f-b9b5-f8ce2747f8cd","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Pace Contracting: 3 contracts within 90 days totaling $25,246,882","description":"The vendor Pace Contracting received 3 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $25,246,882. 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":"e4b6794d-6cff-49b2-927c-63a1e721c43d","date":"2022-11-29","amount":1480048.15,"department":"Unknown"},{"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":"57af314c3409fc1a3f7bb5ff7e1733af244c93bcadef643e167fd45fdbb7e3b2","combined_total":25246882.01,"contract_count":3},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.726847Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}