{"id":"ff46564b-d4ee-4349-aa69-37121c588503","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"medium","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Brandstetter/Carroll: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $62,000","description":"The vendor Brandstetter/Carroll received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $62,000. 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":"Brandstetter/Carroll","contracts":[{"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":"d9a310d35576d5023ebf8887bfb31dc9c03530ea60000857ed6b9e4626fe7fdb","combined_total":62000.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:40.837978Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}