{"id":"ab57a510-557e-4490-863f-753d73c42032","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Pace Contracting: 3 contracts within 90 days totaling $3,079,072","description":"The vendor Pace Contracting received 3 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $3,079,072. 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":"3be136fb-8a89-4d3b-aafc-131888b57d42","date":"2018-03-19","amount":1209079.66,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"4fa09c99-1b6c-4ec2-b592-10899bcd981d","date":"2018-04-03","amount":933971.22,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"186132ee-afff-4962-b962-f122dd2a493d","date":"2018-05-18","amount":936021.45,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"6d859b6d7802e530f4b19b883eff06c3379196e9ec1c76ae3a1bc0e88a301f2b","combined_total":3079072.33,"contract_count":3},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.695966Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}