Question 1

How is Halozen different from generic AI contract tools?

Accepted Answer

Halozen operates upstream during bid formation. Instead of summarizing contracts, it extracts citation-backed compliance obligations before submission. Every requirement is mapped to its source clause. No citation, no output.

Question 2

How accurate are the cited outputs?

Accepted Answer

Every obligation links to its exact source: page, section, paragraph. 95% source citation precision. Your team validates the output; the system does the extraction and cross-referencing that used to take days.

Question 3

Are you secure enough for enterprise teams?

Accepted Answer

Security controls align with SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 standards. SSO, VPC deployment, and DPA are available via SOW. Halozen supports contractors managing sensitive federal and commercial projects.

Question 4

Is our data used to train AI models?

Accepted Answer

No. Your data stays in your environment. We never train on client data. Period.

Question 5

Does Halozen require system integrations?

Accepted Answer

No mandatory integrations. Upload documents directly or connect via Procore API. Export to Excel, PDF, or your existing systems. We work within your current workflow. We don't replace it.

Question 6

How long does it take to see results?

Accepted Answer

Your first Risk Register lands in 48 hours on a real spec you send us. Initial design-partnership onboarding with your live projects typically takes 2-3 weeks. You'll see flagged scope gaps and a scored Risk Register on your own documents within the first engagement.

Question 7

How does pricing work?

Accepted Answer

Halozen offers scoped design partnerships applied to live bids. Annual enterprise subscriptions are available following partnership validation.

Question 8

What does a design partnership include?

Accepted Answer

The design partnership applies Halozen to 2-3 live bids with defined success criteria. Deliverables include the Live Obligation Matrix, the scored Risk Register, per-sub obligation packets, and the Reasoning Ledger of every decision. The engagement is scoped and designed to validate impact before annual deployment.

Question 9

Is this just another AI chatbot?

Accepted Answer

No. Halozen is a Reasoning Ledger backed by deterministic logic. Every output cites its source clause, regulation, or historical record. If there's no citation, there's no output. We don't guess. We trace.

Question 10

How is this different from Trunk Tools or other AI bid tools?

Accepted Answer

Most tools extract obligations into static checklists. Halozen builds a Live Obligation Matrix that dynamically compares your prime contract against every sub-scope in real-time. When a sub-quote arrives at 4pm on bid day, we flag the scope gap before you sign. That's the difference between a checklist and a governance system.

Question 11

How do you stop margin leaks?

Accepted Answer

By aligning the prime contract to your sub-quotes during the bid phase. The Live Obligation Matrix shows you exactly where you're carrying risk that your subs excluded. We've seen single scope gaps worth $85K-$140K caught before subcontract execution.

Question 12

Can it use our firm's past project data?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We ingest your historical documents, past bids, and project records to build your Institutional Memory. Your senior team's decades of judgment become a searchable, citable database that informs every new bid.

Question 13

What's the difference between the Obligation Matrix and the Risk Register?

Accepted Answer

The Obligation Matrix is the extraction layer. Every clause from every spec, addendum, and special condition, cited to its source. The Risk Register sits on top: every obligation gets a category (financial, schedule, regulatory, HSE), an impact and likelihood score (1-5), a dollar exposure, and ownership. Same data, two surfaces. The matrix tells your estimator what the spec requires. The register tells your exec what could hurt you.

Question 14

What's Bid Assist? How is it different from ChatGPT, Copilot, or other AI assistants?

Accepted Answer

Bid Assist is the persistent chat dock on every project screen. The difference from ChatGPT, Copilot, or any general-purpose AI assistant is grounding. Every answer cites its source from your obligation register, your reasoning ledger, or your firm's institutional memory. A general AI tool can summarize a spec you paste in, but it doesn't know your past projects, your firm's risk tolerance, your reasoning on the last 50 bids, or which subs you've worked with. Bid Assist does, because it's purpose-built on top of that context. Pre-bid: "what did we do on similar projects?" During bid: "send the electrical sub the obligations packet." Post-award: "why did we exclude the night-work premium?" One assistant, every phase.

Question 15

How are Impact and Likelihood scored. Is it just AI guessing?

Accepted Answer

No. Both are derived deterministically. Impact is calculated from contract-evidenced exposure (LD rates × duration, bond amounts, indemnity caps, indirect costs). Likelihood is scored from your firm's historical data on similar clauses across past projects. Every score has a reasoning trail you can audit. If the system doesn't have enough evidence to score with confidence, it flags "needs human review" rather than guessing.

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