From the TIKC Advisory Team · Topic
AI and technology in government contracting: artificial intelligence tools for contractors, GSA's AI acquisition rules, enterprise software consolidation, GovTech awards, and how small businesses use automation to compete for federal contracts. Team Integrity Knowledge Center tracks the technology reshaping GovCon.
16 published stories
ICE just dropped a DHS Acquisition Planning Forecast notice for up to $2 million in Boston Dynamics Spot robots for hazardous environment inspection and law…
CISA is developing a follow-on to its cybersecurity operations support contract — one of the most valuable recurring vehicles in the federal cyber market. Here…
Peraton secured the $953M DISA communications infrastructure recompete — one of the most significant DISA awards of the year. Here is what it means for…
GSA’s OneGov deals giving 3.4 million federal workers access to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude for $1 expire September 30 with no public successor plan. The…
Trax International is suing the Army at the Court of Federal Claims, alleging AI hallucinated weaknesses in its proposal that cost it a $450M contract…
VA’s CCN Next Gen — a decade-long, hundreds-of-billions community care overhaul — begins awarding in August. The primes are health plans; the opportunity for small…
GSA’s OneGov strategy is putting frontier AI in agencies’ hands for pennies. Here’s what the shift to centralized commercial buying means for small GovCon firms.
DoD’s APFIT program passed $2B and made its first software-only awards. Built for small and non-traditional firms, it’s one of the fastest paths into defense.
SBIR/STTR was reauthorized through 2031 — but the reforms bite in FY2027: agency proposal caps, a new $30M Strategic Breakthrough award, and tighter foreign screening.
GSA’s revised LLM data-safeguarding clause 552.239-7001 imposes new obligations on AI contractors. Comments close August 3, 2026. What to know now.
PsiQuantum signed a $125M DARPA agreement under the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. What the federal quantum push means for small contractors — and Chicago.
EO 14412 sets 2030 and 2031 post-quantum deadlines and pushes new FAR rules for covered contractors. What small federal suppliers should do now.
