{"id":"a946f572-43b4-4dd6-9b89-6c6aae4768a5","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"medium","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Palmer Engineering: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $199,672","description":"The vendor Palmer Engineering received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $199,672. 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":"Palmer Engineering","contracts":[{"id":"aa8fa6af-da95-4451-8921-fd7f3e9d41cb","date":"2017-09-18","amount":99953.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"59c5ab23-04d0-4a4d-963a-051c24e0e9f3","date":"2017-10-05","amount":99719.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"f6c3abdf73fd65179da4ec1203dd7f79da1ae3c8d89c898bf47583a4688c35c7","combined_total":199672.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.742025Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}