CMSheet CM-001 ◆ FAR / DFARS Federal Construction

Your Compliance Matrix.
Live. Scored. Cited.

What fedprocai, contractsconnected, and govcontools ship as a static 12-column Excel template, Halozen ships as a live, scored, cited artifact. Every Section L and Section M requirement extracted from the solicitation, mapped to its source clause and page, scored on dollar exposure, and re-derived in minutes when amendments land.

← Risk Register (commercial)

◆ Eligible · active FAR / DFARS solicitations, IDIQ task orders, BPA call orders. Buy America, Section 889, Davis-Bacon flagged. NDA on request. Air-gapped deployment available via SOW for classified work.

Sheet CM-002 ◆ Section 02 / The StandardFAR / APMP convention

What every federal proposal team already calls it.

A Compliance Matrix (sometimes called a Requirements Traceability Matrix, or RTM, in systems engineering) is the standard federal proposal artifact mapping every Section L instruction and Section M evaluation criterion to a response location. The 12-column structure below is what every Shipley-trained capture team uses.

01 · Section L (Instructions)
02 · Section M (Evaluation)
03 · Requirement / Shall
04 · Page Reference
05 · Volume / Tab
06 · Owner
07 · Status
08 · Response Location
09 · Word Count
10 · Win Theme
11 · Discriminator
12 · Reviewer Sign-off

Halozen produces every column above, plus three more layers (see below). Same artifact your team already uses. Faster, scored, and audit-ready.

Sheet CM-003 ◆ Section 03 / Template vs. Live6 dimensions

Static Excel template vs. Halozen.

DimensionStatic Federal TemplateHalozen Live Matrix
FormatExcel template you fill in by handLive web matrix, exports to Excel / Word / PDF on demand
ExtractionPrecon team highlights every 'shall' manuallyAI extracts every requirement with page + paragraph citation
AmendmentsRe-read the entire spec each timeAuto-diff against prior version, only changes flagged
RiskRisk scoring lives in a separate documentRisk Register score on every row; sort by dollar exposure
DecisionsDecisions live in email threads and meeting minutesReasoning Ledger entry per decision, cited and audit-ready
CostFree template + 40-80 hours of estimator time per bidFree 48-hour delivery on first federal spec; subscription after
Sheet CM-004 ◆ Section 04 / What Halozen Adds3 layers on top

Three layers federal templates can't reach.

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Live re-derivation on amendments

When an amendment lands at 5pm on Tuesday, the matrix re-runs in minutes. No fresh read by the precon team. Every changed clause is diffed against the prior version with a visual flag.

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Scored Risk Register on every row

Every requirement carries a Risk Register score: category (financial, schedule, regulatory, HSE), impact (1–5), likelihood (1–5), and dollar exposure. Sort by severity. Filter by exposure threshold.

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Reasoning Ledger linkage per decision

When your team flags, accepts, or pushes back on a requirement, that decision links to the Reasoning Ledger entry — with citation back to the source clause and the historical bid where you saw it last. The matrix becomes audit-ready, not just submission-ready.

Sheet CM-005 ◆ Section 05 / The Questions Federal Teams Ask5 answered

FAQ.

How is the Live Compliance Matrix different from a standard FAR template?

It is one — same 12-column structure your team already uses for Section L and Section M responses. Halozen adds three layers: it's live (amendments auto-re-derive in minutes, not days), every row carries a Risk Register score (category, impact, likelihood, dollar exposure), and every row links to the Reasoning Ledger entry where your team flagged, accepted, or pushed back on the requirement.

Does Halozen support FAR, DFARS, and agency-specific clauses?

Yes. The extraction engine is trained on FAR Part 36 (construction), Part 12, Part 15, DFARS Part 252, and the major agency supplements (DFARS for DoD, AFARS for Army, NMCARS for Navy, AFFARS for Air Force, DEAR for DOE, NFS for NASA). Buy America carve-outs, Section 889 sourcing, and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements are flagged as separate Risk Register categories.

Will the Compliance Matrix work for IDIQ task orders and BPA call orders, not just full solicitations?

Yes. Task orders and call orders typically reference the base IDIQ or BPA clauses by inheritance. Halozen reads both the task order and the underlying contract, merges the obligation sets, and surfaces only the clauses that have changed or been newly invoked. The matrix shows what's new vs. carried-over, so the precon team knows exactly where to focus.

Can the matrix handle classified or CUI documents?

For Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Halozen deploys inside your VPC or Azure tenant. Documents never leave your network. We're aligned to SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001. For classified work, contact us directly — air-gapped deployment is available via SOW for select customers.

How does the 48-hour Risk Register offer work for federal bids?

Send us a real federal solicitation you're plan-holder on. Within 48 hours we email back a Live Compliance Matrix, a scored Risk Register, and per-trade obligation packets. NDA on request. Free of charge for one bid per firm. Live federal solicitations only — no expired RFPs.

Sheet CM-006 ◆ Section 06 / Send Us a Federal Spec48-hour delivery · no charge

Send us the solicitation.

Active federal RFP, IDIQ task order, or BPA call order you're plan-holder on. Within 48 hours we email back a Live Compliance Matrix, a scored Risk Register, and per-trade obligation packets. NDA on request. Free of charge, one bid per firm.

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