Subcontract Compliance & Risk Analyzer
Analyze subcontracts for compliance gaps, liability exposure, and flowdown misalignments
What You Can Do
You can submit draft subcontract language alongside your prime contract requirements and regulatory framework, and Claude will map flowdown obligations, flag compliance gaps, identify liability exposures, and highlight misalignments between supplier terms and your contractual obligations. This enables you to remediate risks during negotiation rather than discovering them during closeout or customer audit. The skill handles cost-plus, time-and-materials, and fixed-price subcontract structures across government property, export control, and cybersecurity requirements.
Features
Compares subcontract terms to prime contract requirements and identifies missing or misaligned flowdowns clause-by-clause
Flags deviations from FAR, DFARS, MIL-SPEC, and program-specific regulatory requirements with specific citations
Surfaces indemnification gaps, insurance requirements, limitation of liability clauses, and warranty disclaimers that create program risk
Validates subcontract language covering government-furnished property, export compliance, and restricted data handling
Identifies contract type mismatches, inadequate change order language, and ambiguous performance schedules
Highlights areas likely to surface during government compliance audits or customer surveillance reviews
Assesses risk in non-standard changes, waivers, or supplier-proposed modifications to standard terms
Example Output
Example 1: Flowdown Gap Detection
Subcontract Section 5.2 (Quality Assurance): References supplier's internal QA plan only.
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⚠️ Gap Found: Prime contract FAR 52.246-11 (Warranty of Supplies) and DFARS 252.246-1 (Inspection of Supplies) flowdown missing. Supplier has no contractual obligation to accept government inspection or comply with MIL-SPEC quality standards.
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✅ Recommended Fix: Add "Supplier shall comply with Government inspection rights per [Prime Contract Clause X.X] and maintain inspection records per MIL-STD-1916 sampling plans."
Example 2: Liability Exposure
Subcontract Section 12.4 (Limitation of Liability): "Supplier's total liability limited to contract value, excluding consequential damages."
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⚠️ Exposure: Prime contract customer is a U.S. Government agency with FAR 52.249-2 (Termination for Convenience). If subcontractor delays program, you absorb termination costs and customer penalties—but cannot recover from supplier beyond contract value.
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✅ Recommended Fix: Add exception: "Limitation does not apply to (a) data ownership, (b) export control violations, (c) willful breach, or (d) government-furnished property losses."
What's Included
- SKILL.md: Complete skill instruction file with compliance framework and analysis methodology
- Subcontract Compliance Checklist: FAR/DFARS/MIL-SPEC flowdown requirements by contract type
- Prime-to-Subcontract Flowdown Matrix: Template mapping prime contract clauses to required subcontract language
- Risk Flag Rubric: Severity scoring for compliance gaps (critical/high/medium/low) with remediation guidance
- Government Property & Export Control Review Template: Targeted analysis for restricted requirements
Who It's For
- Subcontracts Managers — Responsible for compliance and risk mitigation across supplier agreements
- Program Controls Leads — Managing flowdown accuracy and audit readiness for defense programs
- Contracts Administrators — Reviewing draft subcontracts and amendments before release
- Supply Chain Risk Officers — Assessing liability exposure and regulatory alignment across the supplier base
- Compliance & Quality Managers — Ensuring government property, export control, and security requirements cascade to suppliers
Best For
- Pre-Signature Subcontract Review — Systematic compliance analysis of draft terms before execution
- Flowdown Validation — Mapping prime contract requirements to subcontract language
- Supplier-Proposed Amendment Analysis — Assessing risk in non-standard changes or waivers
- Audit Preparation — Identifying compliance gaps before government surveillance or closeout reviews
- Risk Categorization — Prioritizing remediation efforts by severity and program impact
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