The General Services Administration has included Anthropic's Claude, Google's Gemini, and OpenAI's ChatGPT in the Multiple Award Schedule program. This aims to assist agencies in procuring artificial intelligence tools. GSA emphasizes leveraging private sector innovation to enhance government operations. AI is becoming integral for agencies to streamline processes and improve citizen experiences. This initiative supports the White House's America's AI Action Plan, promoting the quick availability of AI tools. The announcement follows a $200 million Defense Department contract for similar AI solutions.
"By making these cutting-edge AI solutions available to federal agencies, we're leveraging the private sector's innovation to transform every facet of government operations," GSA's acting administrator Michael Rigas said in a release Tuesday.
Agencies are increasingly using AI to streamline processes and enhance customer and citizen experiences, with the goal of improving the delivery of mission critical services.
This GSA announcement comes a month after the Defense Department signed a $200 million contract with the same three AI providers and xAI to make their tools available for national security missions.
Making these solutions available through GSA's MAS will facilitate strong, widespread federal agency adoption and ensure easy access to AI tools that will improve their everyday workflows and processes.
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