From the makers of Citation Safe
Citation Safe for Government Contracts: verify every FAR, DFARS, and GAO citation in your bid or protest before the contracting officer — or GAO — does.
Government contracts filings live and die on citation accuracy — a wrong FAR clause number, a superseded DFARS revision, or a misstated GAO decision can sink a protest or a proposal. Citation Safe for Government Contracts runs the same three-source verification discipline Citation Safe built for case law, pointed at acquisition.gov's FAR and DFARS text, GAO bid-protest decisions, and Federal Circuit / Court of Federal Claims case law.
What we check
- FAR clauses and provisions (FAR 52.212-4, FAR 15.404-1) against acquisition.gov's live FAR text
- DFARS clauses (DFARS 252.204-7012) against the current DFARS Part 252 clause index
- GAO bid-protest decisions (B-421234, Comptroller General decisions)
- Federal Circuit and Court of Federal Claims case law via CourtListener
What makes this different
- Currency check: flags when a cited FAR clause revision no longer matches the version currently in effect
- Every source is public and primary — acquisition.gov, GAO, CourtListener — never a paraphrase
- Deterministic existence checks first; nothing is stamped VERIFIED on a guess
- No incumbent tool checks this specific combination of sources today
Citation Safe for Government Contracts pricing
One sustained protest issue costs more than a decade of Citation Safe for Government Contracts.
Get started with Solo — $29/mo verifies briefs across every vertical, including FAR clauses, DFARS provisions, GAO bid-protest decisions, and Federal Circuit / COFC case law. Try free.
Need higher volume? Professional $79/mo at 150 docs/mo. Multi-vertical teams: Argus Verification Suite All-Access $99/mo.
3 free checks/day at /government/verify, no signup required. Same refund contract as Citation Safe: if we stamp VERIFIED and we are wrong, that verification is refunded automatically. Full policy at /refund.
Also citing case law, tax authority, or medical literature in this matter? Argus Verification Suite All-Access bundles every vertical (Legal, Tax, Medical, Government) for $99/mo.
Not legal advice
Citation Safe for Government Contracts is a verification workflow tool, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Human review of every citation is always required. Full FAR/DFARS coverage details at /government/verify.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Citation Safe™ for Government Contracts verify?
FAR clauses and provisions against acquisition.gov's live FAR text, DFARS clauses against the current DFARS Part 252 clause index, GAO bid-protest decisions, and Federal Circuit / Court of Federal Claims case law via CourtListener.
Does it check whether a FAR clause revision is current?
Yes — the currency check flags when a cited FAR clause revision no longer matches the version currently in effect, which generic citation tools don't check.
Is Citation Safe for Government Contracts legal advice?
No. Citation Safe for Government Contracts is a verification workflow tool, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Human review of every citation is always required.
What does it cost?
Verifying FAR, DFARS, and GAO citations is covered by the unified Solo plan at $29/mo (30 docs/mo) or Professional at $79/mo (150 docs/mo) at /pricing. Argus Verification Suite All-Access at $99/mo bundles all four verticals.
Is this the same engine as Citation Safe?
Yes — the same three-source verification discipline Citation Safe built for case law, applied to acquisition.gov's FAR/DFARS text, GAO decisions, and Federal Circuit/COFC case law instead.
Also available
- Citation Safe — Legal case citations — existence, quote-match, and proposition support (built, rolling out in stages)
- Citation Safe for Tax — IRC sections, Treasury Regulations, and Tax Court citations
- Citation Safe for Medical — Medical literature citations — PubMed, Crossref, ClinicalTrials.gov, with retraction flagging
Need more than one? See the Argus Verification Suite All-Access ($99/mo, all four verticals bundled).
Citation Safe for Government Contracts is a verification workflow tool, not legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client relationship. See /disclaimer.