{"id":"a48b15f3-a661-494e-a18a-620c1b39b9af","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Pace Contracting: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $2,409,250","description":"The vendor Pace Contracting received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $2,409,250. 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":"0a4deadd-64ad-4565-ae02-2e326cf2852c","date":"2017-05-15","amount":1194115.79,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"4be2727d-9e95-48db-9277-6ba28b51ed83","date":"2017-08-04","amount":1215134.42,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"19e6f22ed504270a57f06dbe7a9313d0eaca99b83e7e7d5a7e7c339626ad64e6","combined_total":2409250.21,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.684650Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}