Compliance Stuff

The Administration’s 2026 AI Action Plan foreshadowed broad efforts to bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to government. Now, the General Services Administration (GSA), which leverages government-wide purchasing power, is proposing a new, required clause, GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems, in all solicitations and contracts in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities are either (a) provided to the government or (b) used by the contractor as part of performance of the contract. The plain language of the draft clause also indicates that its compliance scheme applies to contractors doing business with GSA and also commercial AI service providers supporting GSA contractors. GSA published the draft clause on March 6, 2026, as part of the advance notice for Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation Refresh 31 (Solicitation No. 47QSMD20R0001) , at buy.gsa.gov. GSA now seeks public and industry comment on the proposed new clause by ...

The Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) of the General Services Administration (GSA)  revealed on October 17, 2025 , that it will issue a Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 “refresh” sometime in November 2025 . While GSA allowed the contracting community 10 business days to submit comments—until October 31, 2025 —as MAS contract holders know, GSA issues refreshes from time to time so that changes are made uniformly in recognition of shifts in policy, regulations, or statutes. Administering MAS contracts in this way allows GSA to curate terms in a consistent manner for contractual vehicles at all stages of performance, as contractors perform orders at different times. Refresh #30 The incoming November changes, “Refresh #30,” promise to be significant because they will make several modifications to the overall MAS Solicitation. In GSA’s  Summary of Changes , Refresh #30 will update numerous clauses and provisions to align the MAS Solicitation with deviations...