Smart Columbus vendor contract lifecycle

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    "research_question": "What are the complete award, modification, deliverable, IP, and post-grant continuation histories for Accenture/Pillar, HNTB, CivitasNow, Navigant, Fahlgren Mortine, and Electrification Coalition?",
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    ],
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    "target": "Smart Columbus vendor contract lifecycle",
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  },
  "dataset": "starintel-wef-columbus-depth-3-2026-07-25",
  "date_added": "2026-07-25T20:30:00Z",
  "date_updated": "2026-07-25T20:30:00Z",
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  },
  "provenance": {
    "agent": "GPT-5.6 Thinking",
    "run_id": "wef-columbus-depth-3-2026-07-25",
    "skill": "auto-dig;create-starintel-documents;select-recursive-targets"
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  "schema_version": "0.9.0",
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  "summary": "Depth 4 recursive target selected from the Depth 3 WEF–Columbus expansion.",
  "tags": [
    "wef-columbus",
    "recursive-research",
    "depth-3"
  ],
  "title": "Smart Columbus vendor contract lifecycle",
  "verification": {
    "status": "source-backed",
    "verified": true
  },
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    "root_target_id": "starintel:org:city-of-columbus",
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      "starintel:contract:hntb-smart-city-program-management-identified-minimum",
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    ],
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      "recursive expansion from depth 3"
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  }
}