Here is a compilation of frequently asked questions about GroundControl Contract Review and their answers.
What is GroundControl Contract Review?
GroundControl Contract Review is an AI-powered tool that automatically reviews incoming purchase orders against your internal processes, terms and conditions, and any custom rules your organization has configured.
It ingests your documents, identifies discrepancies, and generates a cited findings report along with a ready-to-send discrepancy email so your team can resolve issues in minutes rather than days.
What types of documents can I upload?
Contract Review is designed to ingest all of your contracts in only the pdf format. All uploaded documents are parsed automatically and cross-referenced against each other and your configured rules during the review.
How does the AI find discrepancies?
Once your documents are ingested, our AI organizes, reviews, and correlates data across all of them simultaneously checking every line item, clause, and term against all the checks your organization has configured, as well as information from the Knowledge and Anything Else to Add prompt.
Each discrepancy found is cited back to its specific source in the uploaded documents, so you can see exactly where the issue originates.
How can I find discrepancies more accurately?
The discrepancies found are all based on the checks created! The more checks and information you give our model by adding checks to the checklist, the more detailed and thorough the contract review process will be.
Can I create custom rules specific to my organization?
Yes. You can create custom checks tailored to your organization's internal processes and standard terms and conditions. Information can also be added to the Knowledge section, which applies to every review for your company and can act as a central database for all contract review related information and rules.
Contract-specific rules in addition to the checks can be added to the “Anything else you want to add” prompt of the Checklist section.
What does the output look like after a review is run?
Contract Review produces a discrepancy report listing every finding, each with a plain-language description of the issue, the specific source it was found in, the rule or requirement that was not met, and a severity level.
Your team can then work through the list, accepting or rejecting each finding and adding notes to document decisions. Once the review is complete, Contract Review auto-generates a discrepancy email summarizing all rejected findings with cited sources included ready to send to the customer.
How long does a review take?
Review time depends on the number and size of documents uploaded. Most standard purchase order reviews complete within a few minutes. Larger packages may take a little longer. You will see a progress indicator while the review runs.
Is my data secure? Does Contract Review support ITAR?
Yes. GroundControl Contract Review is built on AWS GovCloud and is ITAR registered. We are also on the Ready level on the FedRAMP marketplace. Your data is protected in a secure, compliant environment. If you have specific questions about data handling for your facility's compliance requirements, please reach out to us at [email protected] or [email protected].
💡 In compliance with ITAR, please do not send sensitive technical data or controlled documents via email or live chat. If you need to share documents with our support team, we will arrange a secure method with you directly.
What if the AI flags something incorrectly?
While Contract Review is highly accurate, our AI may occasionally flag something that turns out not to be an issue. If a finding was flagged incorrectly, you can always manually mark that as not a discrepancy.
If you find that the same type of error recurs across multiple reviews, please let us know via our live chat or at [email protected]. We are constantly improving our AI models and your feedback directly informs that work.
Can I search and query past reviews and contracts?
Yes, this is one of the core benefits of Contract Review. All of your reviews, uploaded documents, findings, and correspondence are stored centrally on your dashboard, making it easy to search and query past contracts, quotes, and decisions at any time. Institutional expertise lives in a centralized location with our Contract Review platform.
Can I use Contract Review alongside GroundControl's FAIR product?
Yes. Contract Review and GroundControl's AS9102 FAIR reporting tool are separate products that complement each other. Many customers use Contract Review at the point of receiving a purchase order, and GroundControl FAIR later in the production process when generating their First Article Inspection Reports.
Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to discuss bundling both products.
How do I set up an account for a new team member?
To add a new user to your Contract Review account, please reach out to us at [email protected] with the user's name, email address, and a written confirmation of their US citizenship or ITAR exemption status. We will get their account created and send them onboarding instructions.
Something isn't working. Can you help?
We are sorry to hear you have run into an issue. If you think you have found a bug or something is not behaving as expected, please let us know as much detail as possible so we can investigate quickly. Useful information includes:
What step of the review were you on when the issue occurred?
What were you trying to do?
Does the issue persist after refreshing the page (Shift + Ctrl + R)?
If a document failed to parse, what file type and approximate size was it?
Please share this information via our live chat or by emailing [email protected].
Can GroundControl Contract Review do _____?
For a full overview of Contract Review's capabilities, check out our Getting Started guide. If you are looking for a feature that Contract Review does not currently offer, we would love to hear about it. We are constantly working to improve the product and greatly value customer feedback. Reach out via live chat or at [email protected] to share your suggestion.
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