---
title: "Screen proposals for conformance before the responsibility determination"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/screen-submissions-for-conformance-and-eligibility-before-evaluation-sta/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-X20260927-2-US"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Screen proposals for conformance before the responsibility determination

> Check each proposal against the solicitation instructions the lawyer loads and flag missing items. Do not determine that an offeror is responsible.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/screen-submissions-for-conformance-and-eligibility-before-evaluation-sta/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Check each proposal against the solicitation instructions the lawyer loads and flag missing items. Do not determine that an offeror is responsible. |
| What the lawyer must review | FAR 9.104-1 states the general standards for a responsibility determination: adequate financial resources, ability to meet the schedule, a satisfactory performance record, a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics, the necessary organization, experience, controls and skills, the necessary equipment and facilities, and being otherwise qualified and eligible. A lack of relevant performance history alone does not make a prospective contractor nonresponsible, except as FAR 9.104-2 provides. The contracting officer makes the determination. The tool only flags gaps against the checklist. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Screen submissions for conformance and eligibility before evaluation starts](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/screen-submissions-for-conformance-and-eligibility-before-evaluation-sta.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Check each proposal against the solicitation instructions the lawyer loads and flag missing items. Do not determine that an offeror is responsible.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Responsibility under FAR 9.104-1 is not the same as a technical evaluation under FAR 15.304.
- Late proposals are governed by the solicitation and FAR 15.208. Open that section before rejecting a proposal as late.

## Sources

- [FAR 9.104-1, General standards of responsibility](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/9.104-1) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FAR 15.304, Evaluation factors and significant subfactors](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.304) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tender evaluation plan and evaluation report outline](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/tender-evaluation-plan-and-report.md) | Form | Yellow | A tender evaluation plan for a Commonwealth procurement (committee, stages, compliance screen, published criteria and weightings, rating scale, value for money, clarifications, records), with the… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*