{"id":"7b7f6793-1346-4ba7-8e97-6128c6ff920e","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Smith Contractors: 3 contracts within 90 days totaling $15,628,623","description":"The vendor Smith Contractors received 3 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $15,628,623. 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":"38eb4551-52b9-41e9-9f53-c22efba70ab5","date":"2012-10-02","amount":13442723.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"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":"911fd8f78371fa64767f02f56d22e93be367ef9eaa426334cf6951721101c259","combined_total":15628623.0,"contract_count":3},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.816353Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}