{"id":"b78b6a57-a942-48cd-9a48-175386f73f21","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Pace Contracting: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $23,558,830","description":"The vendor Pace Contracting received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $23,558,830. 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":"37bf6446-357f-493e-a468-bf177c9c2c7a","date":"2022-08-22","amount":22097518.78,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"81e7fc00-f28d-4e01-befb-ad201983a1b0","date":"2022-11-14","amount":1461311.13,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"cac8a3cb5d5d7c910e98e37adc70894b55a24beb7aa5a28cc0faf07307c1fd93","combined_total":23558829.91,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.717915Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}