Compliance Ring
How the compliance score is calculated and how to read it alongside the mandatory compliance banner
Compliance Ring
The compliance ring is the circular score displayed at the top of every analysis. It gives you a one-number summary of how much of the RFP your company profile fully covers.
How the Score Is Calculated
The score is the share of all extracted requirements assessed as Fully Meets:
Compliance score = (Fully Meets requirements ÷ total requirements) × 100
Two things follow from this formula:
- No partial credit. A requirement assessed as Partially Meets contributes nothing to the score — only Fully Meets counts.
- All requirements count equally. The denominator is every extracted requirement — mandatory, point-rated, and administrative alike. The score is not weighted by criticality.
Color Bands
The ring is color-coded by score:
| Score | Color | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 80–100% | Green | Strong coverage of the requirements |
| 50–79% | Amber | Meaningful gaps to review |
| Below 50% | Red | Substantial gaps |
The ring is a display of the score — it is not clickable and has no drill-down. To investigate what is behind the number, filter the requirement list by status instead (Views & Modes).
Read It With the Mandatory Banner
The percentage alone can mislead in both directions, which is why the results page pairs it with a pass/fail verdict on mandatory requirements:
- If any mandatory requirement is not met, a red banner states how many of your mandatory requirements are unmet and warns that the bid may be non-compliant — even if the overall percentage is high. Mandatory criteria are pass/fail: one unmet item can make a bid non-responsive regardless of the score.
- If all mandatory requirements are met, a green banner confirms it — remaining gaps affect scoring, not compliance. A middling percentage with this banner can still be a very biddable opportunity.
Warning
Never treat the percentage as a bid/no-bid answer by itself. A 90% score with two unmet mandatory requirements is likely a losing bid; a 60% score with every mandatory requirement met may be worth pursuing. Read the banner first, the ring second.
Improving a Low Score
A low score means many requirements were not assessed as Fully Meets. Before concluding the opportunity is a poor fit:
- Check the justifications on Cannot Meet and Partially Meets requirements — the gap is often in your profile, not your company.
- Update your company profile with the missing capabilities, certifications, or experience.
- Upload the document again to produce a fresh analysis against the improved profile — existing analyses are not re-scored.
The Score Elsewhere
The compliance score also appears in the PDF export of an analysis as the overall compliance score, alongside the per-status counts.
Next Steps
- Capability Matching — how statuses are assigned
- Requirement Extraction — mandatory vs. point-rated vs. administrative
- Bid Decision — a fuller framework for go/no-go decisions
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