Contract intake is often slowed down by incomplete or unclear requirements, manual reviews, and repeated clarifications. These inefficiencies lead to delays, errors, and higher administrative effort, while also increasing compliance risks.The Contract Requirements Intake Agent simplifies and automates this process through a guided digital experience. It helps users provide complete and accurate information by asking clear, step-by-step questions and capturing key details from both structured data (like customer profiles, contract histories, and policy databases) and unstructured sources (such as emails, attachments, and requirement notes). The agent automatically detects missing or unclear details, requests clarification in real time, and validates information against internal business rules and regulatory standards before submission.By ensuring all contract requirements are clear, accurate, and compliant at the first step, this agent reduces manual follow-ups, prevents rework, and speeds up contract preparation. It enhances data quality, improves compliance confidence, and helps teams work faster and more efficiently.
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Sample of data set required for Contract Requirements Intake Agent:
From:
andrea.vance@innovatecorp.comTo:new.contracts@apexsolutions.comSubject: Inquiry: New Managed IT Services AgreementCustomer ID: INN-45892
Hello Apex Solutions Team,
We are looking to establish a new Managed IT Services agreement to support our growing infrastructure. Please treat this email as our initial request.
Our core requirements are as follows:
We need to ensure that all data handling protocols under this agreement are fully compliant with both GDPR and CCPA regulations, as we handle sensitive customer data from both the EU and California.
We would like to get this service active as soon as possible, ideally by the beginning of next month.
Additionally, we have a specialized, proprietary database system that is critical to our operations. We would need to discuss support options for this legacy platform. Can you accommodate this?
Please let me know the next steps.
Best regards,
Andrea Vance Director of IT Operations InnovateCorp
Sample output delivered by the Contract Requirements Intake Agent:
Contract Intake Summary & Validation Report
Request Overview
| Item | Status | Details & Required Action |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Verification | Validated |
Customer ID INN-45892 matches an existing account for InnovateCorp in our CRM. |
| Network Monitoring | Validated |
This is a standard service offering covered under our "Enterprise Guardian" package. |
| AWS Cloud Support | Validated |
This is a standard service offering covered under our "Cloud Operations" package. |
| Endpoint Security | Validated |
This is a standard service offering. Seat count (500) is within standard tiers. |
| Data Backup/Recovery | Requires Clarification |
Action: Please provide specific Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO) targets to define the service level agreement. |
| GDPR & CCPA Compliance | Validated |
Our standard data processing addendum (DPA) includes clauses that meet GDPR and CCPA requirements. This will be included in the draft agreement. |
| Requested Start Date | Requires Clarification |
Action: The request for "beginning of next month" is ambiguous. Please provide a specific target date (e.g., 2024-09-01). |
| Legacy Database Support | Non-Standard Request |
Action: Support for proprietary database systems is outside our standard service catalog. This request has been flagged for review by our Solutions Engineering team. Please provide technical documentation for the system to assess feasibility. |
The initial intake is complete. Four standard requirements have been validated and logged. To proceed with generating a draft Statement of Work (SOW), the following actions are required:
InnovateCorp to provide:
Apex Solutions Internal Action:
Non-Standard Request for legacy database support has been routed to the Solutions Engineering queue for evaluation.Once the required clarifications are received, we will finalize the scope and proceed with the contract draft.
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