Proposal Checklist Generator
Most rejected proposals fail on logistics, not content. Paste your RFP text and get a submission checklist: every required document we can detect, the steps to submission, and the final checks before you hit send.
Free tool · no account required · rule-based document detection — works without AI and never invents requirements.
The submission failures that end bids
Contracting officers reject late and non-compliant proposals before any evaluator reads a word — they have no discretion not to. An unsigned SF-1449, a missing amendment acknowledgment, a technical volume one page over the limit: each one can void weeks of work. The fix is mechanical, not creative: build the checklist when the RFP arrives, assign every item an owner, and verify the list 48 hours before the deadline, not 4.
Frequently asked questions
How does the checklist generator work?
It scans your pasted text for the document and form language solicitations use — quality control plans, bonds, insurance certificates, SF forms, past performance requirements — plus deadline phrasing, and assembles them into a checkable submission list. Rule-based, so it never invents requirements.
What's the difference between this and the compliance matrix?
The checklist answers 'what do I need to assemble and submit?' The compliance matrix answers 'what must my proposal say?' — every individual 'shall' statement with priority and risk. Use the checklist for logistics and the matrix for writing.
Where do proposals usually go wrong on submission?
Late delivery (rejected, no exceptions), unacknowledged amendments, missing signatures on forms, exceeded page limits, and missing required attachments like bonding letters or certificates of insurance. Every one of these is preventable with a checklist.
Which part of the RFP should I paste?
Ideally everything, but the instructions section gives the highest yield — Section L in federal RFPs, or 'Instructions to Offerors'/'Submission Requirements' in state and local solicitations.