{"id":"f3bb50fa-0b6a-439f-a5f8-53e066f87eb0","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Aramark Correctional Services: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $1,799,752","description":"The vendor Aramark Correctional Services received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $1,799,752. 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":"Aramark Correctional Services","contracts":[{"id":"78ede7fb-366e-4d78-9c57-5ac38e8dc231","date":"2018-08-03","amount":1753752.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"b515fd05-f58e-488f-9133-e72c27f4ac15","date":"2018-08-03","amount":46000.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"6726ad0fefbb58b2215ad1bab2d4f263cc47a505eba6afaf50e7e1e7f58ae92d","combined_total":1799752.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:40.714978Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}