{"id":"dfd7ba0f-e323-4513-b028-552283e3dccc","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Palmer Engineering: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $965,602","description":"The vendor Palmer Engineering received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $965,602. 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":"Palmer Engineering","contracts":[{"id":"050bd6f3-db5b-40de-bb3d-ee6365fb8453","date":"2025-04-21","amount":809002.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"91c7a931-9e7e-4a32-b45a-977f86b15229","date":"2025-06-13","amount":156600.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"67f2210aff28564b1c33e09777d0aded55faef649118569e5e0aa590f56b4c7b","combined_total":965602.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.752639Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}