{"id":"f4c9f16a-6095-44f7-a905-9d8d0e5d1780","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Commerce Lexington: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $300,000","description":"The vendor Commerce Lexington received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $300,000. 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":"Commerce Lexington","contracts":[{"id":"8b0b3f48-767b-4f1c-87b6-ffeda6c2a7a9","date":"2021-11-19","amount":250000.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"014c3dfa-8620-4656-8628-4f60c8577a35","date":"2022-01-10","amount":50000.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"5b19897fa4c2bf63d8dc80d07056d1863a2ebdef9e5022a1dc01c9789c9a22f5","combined_total":300000.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:40.993140Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}