{"id":"9c0b423c-cce0-497d-a515-753ebd557ef5","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Smith Contractors: 3 contracts within 90 days totaling $43,567,195","description":"The vendor Smith Contractors received 3 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $43,567,195. 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":"010f3ea2-c39f-4c13-8cbe-8c7c34f00c4a","date":"2014-03-14","amount":14435391.34,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"b075a4da-8d11-4209-814b-1e0696c0a753","date":"2014-04-22","amount":14534225.81,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"646737e5-f7f7-47f8-ad5d-f76da445c195","date":"2014-04-22","amount":14597577.56,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"32b009c2a7d8a14385755f20cc3559870c9d84a81ed87180cf2bf3217fb70154","combined_total":43567194.71,"contract_count":3},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.835061Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}