{"id":"c6a251d0-32dc-4031-a0da-d23d4f537db2","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"medium","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Brandstetter/Carroll: 3 contracts within 90 days totaling $101,600","description":"The vendor Brandstetter/Carroll received 3 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $101,600. 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":"Brandstetter/Carroll","contracts":[{"id":"52928e0e-4aa1-41fb-8795-4c068355f017","date":"2016-10-12","amount":39600.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"acd6aa5b-2c39-4ca8-9014-3cf421f497cf","date":"2016-10-12","amount":16000.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"269f8b91-d1ed-42ad-a71a-4e8948b3da72","date":"2016-11-15","amount":46000.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"aca0302d4ef883e82cc816c1214fa2fe3691520f962f1ba2ed5c6dc033289c83","combined_total":101600.0,"contract_count":3},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:40.834885Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}