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Run Shipley-Style Capture With Every Gate Prepared

A gated capture process only works when every gate arrives prepared, and that preparation is where staff hours run out. When a pursuit enters capture, AI agents write the gap analysis, gate on compliance, run the black hat, start the proposal, and red-team the draft.

Shipley-Style Pipeline workflow automation diagram
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I360TECHNOLOGIES INC logo
Veregy logo
Metrea logo
Parsons logo
Caddell Construction logo
Mace Group logo
Rider Levett Bucknall logo
AERMOR logo
CompTech logo
Applied Information Sciences logo
Lovell Government Services logo
Synectics for Management Decisions logo
XPAC logo
VITRONIC logo
Filterbuy logo
Integrits logo
Scot Forge logo
Brown Edwards logo
LEGAL INTERPRETING SERVICES, INC logo
Aetos Systems logo
MTE logo
ConferenceDirect logo
Vetegrity logo
SkyBridge Tactical logo
Elite Technical logo
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Capture and Black Hat

A Gap Analysis and Black Hat From the Real Package

CLEATUS breaks down each package on match, so the agents never start from a cover page. The capture gap agent reads it with your capture profile and past performance. It writes the fit, gaps, and win themes, with a bid/no-bid leaning. After the compliance gate, the black hat agent maps competitor strategies and counter-moves.

A bid/no-bid leaning, including Conditional Bid
Gap analysis saved to the pursuit as a Word file
Black hat maps competitor themes and counter-moves
Known facts kept separate from assumptions
CLEATUS capture gap agent and black hat agent analyzing a solicitation package

Compliance Gate

A Hard Gate That Stops Only on a Real Blocker

The pursuit then moves to Compliance Review. The compliance agent builds a matrix of every mandatory item, from page limits to clearances. The gate fails only on a confirmed major blocker, such as a set-aside you do not qualify for. Your team then gets an email and a review task, and no proposal work starts.

Source section and severity on every matrix row
Stops only on a confirmed major blocker
Blocker path: an email, a review task, and a full stop
Minor findings pass with a watch list attached
CLEATUS compliance gate branching between a pass and a major compliance blocker

Proposal and Red Team

The Red Team Reads the Draft, Not the Outline

After the black hat, Proposal Writer builds the draft and the workflow waits for it. The red team agent reads every volume through the bid package. It checks the draft against the solicitation and earlier strategy, then assigns a Green, Yellow, or Red standing. The pursuit moves to Red Team Review with a task and an email.

Proposal Writer builds the draft inside the pursuit
Red team reads every volume through the bid package
Green, Yellow, or Red standing with critical issues
Review task and team email when the standing lands
CLEATUS red team agent reviewing a proposal draft and emailing the standing

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Gap analysis and bid/no-bid leaning on capture entry

Compliance gate that stops on a confirmed major blocker

Black hat and red team reviews written by AI agents

Pursuit moves across your board as each review lands

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The Shipley capture process is a gated method for winning one specific contract. Teams make bid/no-bid calls at formal gates and test the RFP response in color team reviews. Shipley is a trademark of Shipley Associates, and CLEATUS is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.