ChatGPT Prompts for Government Contracts: 12 to Use

ChatGPT prompts for government contracts help you turn a pasted solicitation into compliance matrices, response outlines, win themes, and clarifying questions. They do not replace reading Sections L and M, and they must not invent past performance or certifications. Sanitize controlled information before you paste anything into a public model. Below are 12 copy-paste prompts plus a flagship RFP outline prompt.

Federal awards generally require an active SAM.gov registration with a Unique Entity ID, and the FAR and agency clauses named in the solicitation govern. These prompts help you respond; they do not guarantee an award.

Not legal advice: a contracts professional or attorney should review submissions. Never paste CUI or classified text into public tools. Verify every citation and contract reference in your own files.

Prompts for reading the solicitation

1. Requirement extract

From this solicitation paste, [text], list shall statements with section references. Do not summarize away the verb. Flag anything marked evaluation factor.

2. Evaluation factor map

Extract Factors and weights from [Section M paste]. For each factor, list the evidence types the text asks for. If weight is missing, say missing.

3. Page and format rules

From [Section L paste], list page limits, font rules, file type, due date and time zone, and delivery method. Quote the deadline line exactly.

Prompts for compliance and outline

4. Compliance matrix starter

Build a table: Requirement quote, section, our response section, status Met/Partial/Gap using only these capabilities: [caps] and past performance: [pp].

5. Response outline with page budget

Outline a response for factors [list] within [N] pages. Show pages per section and confirm they add up. Exclude pricing if instructed.

6. Win themes from Met rows

From this matrix, [paste], draft 3 win themes. Each needs one proof line from my past performance blurbs only.

7. Clarifying questions to the CO

From Gap and Partial rows, [paste], write 5 concise questions for the contracting officer. Do not argue. Do not reveal our price.

Prompts for past performance and risk

8. Past performance mapping

Map each blurb, [blurbs], to evaluation factors [factors]. Mark blurbs that lack dates, scope, or outcome.

9. Staffing narrative skeleton

Using only [org facts], outline a staffing section: roles, hours, surge, training. Leave blanks where headcount is unknown.

10. Red-flag claim check

Review this draft paragraph, [paste]. List claims that imply certifications, clearances, or socio-economic status not in [capabilities]. Rewrite without them.

11. Assumptions and exceptions list

From OpenQuestions [list] and Gaps [list], draft an assumptions section in neutral proposal language. No legal conclusions.

12. Pink team checklist

Create a pre-submit checklist for [deadline]: compliance matrix complete, page count, past performance permissions, pricing separate, file name rules from [Section L].

Build an RFP outline with the flagship prompt

The Gov Contract RFP Outline from Solicitation and Facts builds a matrix, page-budgeted outline, win themes, and CO questions from your paste. Its help-desk RFQ example keeps ISO 27001 only when on file, maps two real past jobs, and refuses a GSA claim.

Related prompts

For research plans and writing craft, see the legal research plan: issues and search terms, ChatGPT Prompts for Legal Research, and ChatGPT Prompts for Legal Writing. For commercial SOW risk language, see the freelance SOW risk memo clause check.

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