What FARclause does

FARclause is a cloud-based SaaS platform that helps federal contractors and government contracting professionals extract, validate, and analyze Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses embedded in RFPs and contracts. The platform is operated by Unison Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and is hosted on AWS with McAfee security certification. Its core engine, branded as FAR Magic Extractor™, automates the parsing of clause numbers, version dates, and alternate designations from pasted RFP or contract text, removing the need for manual clause identification. Complementary modules include a Risk Analysis Engine that flags conflicting terms from both prime and subcontractor perspectives, a Dynamic Flowdown Generator that produces subcontractor-specific flowdown clauses with audit trails, a searchable Clause Repository covering FAR, DFARS, NASA, and 15+ agency supplements with daily updates sourced from the Federal Register and other authoritative channels, and comparison and validation tools for clause currency. The platform also exposes APIs for developer integration into third-party contract management systems.

The platform is sold as tiered annual subscriptions ranging from $2,900 per year for a single seat to $23,700 per year for a 30-user corporate account, with intermediate tiers at 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 users, and includes a 2-week free trial (100 contracts) and a 15-user team trial. The go-to-market motion is primarily product-led growth via self-serve sign-up on farclause.com, with free trials, freemium entry, and content marketing (ClauseBlog) plus a community forum used for top- and mid-funnel engagement. The primary customer segment is federal government contractors (primes and subcontractors) needing RFP compliance checking, contract clause analysis, proposal development, and risk assessment; secondary segments include government contracting officers and subcontractors verifying flowdown applicability. Named customers include the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), Panel 809, and the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). The company does not disclose revenue, headcount, or external funding and operates privately as a product line within Unison Software, Inc.

Name

FARclause

Legal name

Unison Software, Inc.

Website

https://farclause.com/

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

FARclause is a cloud-based SaaS platform that automates extraction, validation, risk analysis, and subcontractor flowdown generation of FAR, DFARS, and agency clause provisions from RFPs and contracts, serving federal government contractors and contracting officers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Contract Compliance Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Administration Support (PO/Contract Compliance) (BPAAAJAE)

Keywords

• FAR clause analysis
• DFARS compliance software
• Federal contract automation
• Subcontractor flowdown generation
• RFP compliance checking

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Annual SaaS Subscriptions: Subscription-based SaaS with tiered annual pricing based on user count. Plans range from single-seat ($2,900/year) to 30-user corporate accounts ($23,700/year). Includes unlimited contracts, clause extraction, risk analysis, flowdown generation, and user management for enterprise tiers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FARclause is a cloud-based SaaS platform that automates Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DFARS clause analysis for federal contractors and government contracting officers. The platform extracts clause numbers, alternates, and version dates from pasted RFP/contract text, verifies currency against official sources, performs risk and applicability analysis from both prime and subcontractor perspectives, and dynamically generates subcontractor flow-down clauses tailored to each subcontractor. It is sold as annual subscriptions ranging from single-user to corporate 30-user plans, with a free trial onboarding.

Product overview

FARclause.com is a cloud-based SaaS platform that provides federal contractors with tools for analyzing FAR/DFARS clauses in RFPs and contracts. The platform consists of multiple integrated modules: a FAR Library for accessing and searching regulations, Extract and Sort for clause extraction from documents, FAR Vali-date for version verification, FAR Analysis for risk profiling and applicability assessment, Generate FAR Flowdowns for subcontractor clause generation, and Compare FAR Clauses for version comparison. The platform also includes a community Forum and Blog for user engagement. Subscription tiers range from individual annual plans ($2,900/year) to corporate multi-user plans (up to 30 users, $23,700/year), plus free trial options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FARclause.com Platform Cloud-based SaaS platform for analyzing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses in RFPs and contracts, enabling clause extraction, validation, risk analysis, and subcontractor flowdown generation without manual data entry. Targeted at federal prime contractors, subcontractors, and government contracting officers.
• FARclause Developer API Programmatic API access to FARclause's clause extraction, validation, analysis, and flowdown generation capabilities for developers building government contract management applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces FAR compliance analysis time from hours to minutes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Deltek (GovWin): Deltek's GovWin platform provides government contracting intelligence, opportunity tracking, and contractor ERP/compliance tools. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the federal contractor software ecosystem with overlap in compliance and acquisition-support workflows.
• DocuSign CLM (formerly SpringCM): DocuSign CLM provides enterprise contract lifecycle management with government and regulated-industry deployments. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities in clause and contract management, posing bundling risk to niche FAR-focused tools like FARclause.
• Agiloft: Agiloft is a customizable CLM platform used by government agencies and contractors for contract authoring and compliance. Comparable as a broad incumbent CLM with overlap in clause and contract workflow automation for federal procurement use cases.
• Icertis: Icertis is a leading enterprise contract lifecycle management platform with government contracting capabilities and integrations. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping clause and contract management functionality at a larger scale, serving many of the same federal contractor customers FARclause targets.
• Exari (Conga): Exari (now part of Conga/Vega Systems) provides contract management and clause automation software used by enterprises and government contractors. Comparable as an incumbent offering clause library and contract automation features that overlap with FARclause's core functionality.

Direct peers

• CobbleStone Software: CobbleStone provides contract lifecycle management software widely used by government contractors for federal acquisition compliance. Highly comparable to FARclause as both serve the same federal contractor workflow (clause management, compliance, flowdown) with overlapping buyer personas in contracting/legal departments.
• TechnoMile: TechnoMile offers a govcon-specific platform covering capture, proposal, contract, and compliance management for federal contractors. Comparable to FARclause because both embed deep federal-acquisition-domain intelligence into SaaS workflows targeting prime and subcontractors pursuing federal RFPs.

Emerging players

• ContractSafe: ContractSafe is a cloud-based contract management platform targeting mid-market and small government-adjacent organizations. Comparable as an emerging player in the same clause/contract management category with simpler deployment, competing for budget alongside FARclause at smaller contractor accounts.

Others

• Unison Technologies (Unison Software, Inc.): Unison Technologies is the parent operating entity of FARclause (per disclosed corporate structure). Included as a reference point on ownership rather than a competitor, since FARclause is operated as a product line under this entity.
• Federal Publications Seminars: Federal Publications Seminars provides FAR/DFARS training and reference materials to government acquisition professionals. Comparable as an adjacent education/reference resource serving the same buyer (federal contracting officers and contractor compliance staff) though not a direct software competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/farclause

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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