{"id":"bda31700-a7a1-4bea-9aa8-777cea7278ce","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Madison County: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $4,250,000","description":"The vendor Madison County received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $4,250,000. 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":"Madison County","contracts":[{"id":"379c0796-c147-4ff5-9e13-9937bafb4e8e","date":"2024-10-04","amount":2125000.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"fe6d2b82-6a00-4813-9dce-a696e7a6649e","date":"2024-12-02","amount":2125000.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"93b6c6816facca3f6c06e8c6352314d77bed7333c1909d1178b7a747d8e540b5","combined_total":4250000.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.557672Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}