{"id":"73b6d3b9-3142-4d45-8f52-4591410c1250","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Brandstetter Carroll: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $759,465","description":"The vendor Brandstetter Carroll received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $759,465. 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":"Brandstetter Carroll","contracts":[{"id":"25e2fa8d-261c-46bd-afbb-9c60021a3495","date":"2017-01-23","amount":365504.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"2a794bec-1cae-4946-b646-0eef1095fe7c","date":"2017-03-08","amount":393961.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"264cba6bb612b03cf3731f1aa8cbdc056b34e6d22b70bfc38cede53529bae4a6","combined_total":759465.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:40.828429Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}