Evidence is collected
Company and proposal documents are recorded together with their source.

The Contractor Trust Score is not a verdict. It is a summary of decision support that makes visible how evidence about a contractor and proposal is evaluated against defined rules.
It gathers evidence, shows uncertainty and explains the evaluation. Decision authority and responsibility remain with people.
Company and proposal documents are recorded together with their source.
Document identity, readability and required fields are checked.
AI structures evidence found in the document; it does not make the decision.
Extracted evidence is evaluated by versioned rules independent of AI.
Missing or mandatory evidence is stated explicitly; missing data is not hidden behind a lower score.
The outcome is presented with its rationale and evidence; the final choice belongs to the user.
If a mandatory document cannot be read or verified, the system reports an explicit error and data gap rather than disguising it as a lower score.
The document, criterion, rule, model and pipeline version are associated with the analysis result. The path from evidence to recommendation can be audited.
Contractors and proposals are evaluated on the same defined basis, with supporting evidence presented alongside the outcome.
The score is not a guarantee, certificate, legal opinion or automated selection. It is reasoned decision support based on available evidence and defined evaluation rules.