{"id":"a956e127-ebfd-4896-aab7-57db6eeb7a58","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"CDP Engineers: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $581,814","description":"The vendor CDP Engineers received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $581,814. 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":"CDP Engineers","contracts":[{"id":"5397e177-607a-4edf-8502-2619e3c01d29","date":"2016-01-08","amount":340000.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"3da32bba-0481-4936-bb12-52eccb318b64","date":"2016-03-18","amount":241814.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"09e2b4f356dc342392188f61191fd6bfacfd110aa94de88e78263aa8b2d823b1","combined_total":581814.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:40.888588Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}