{"id":"49aa1a9e-5b88-4c2f-a60d-6a014346453e","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Smith Contractors: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $2,185,900","description":"The vendor Smith Contractors received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $2,185,900. 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":"Smith Contractors","contracts":[{"id":"d97004cf-6a10-43ad-9b2a-c6a026237cda","date":"2012-10-25","amount":1039000.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"257b689c-3918-4477-9d73-8d0e00845890","date":"2012-11-26","amount":1146900.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"22d18f6b5561192ce7f5d2da5519207306851c021d97a38bacb58cae40396978","combined_total":2185900.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.820906Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}