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GSA issues AI clause letting agencies test purchased models and requiring change notices

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Source: FedScoopAlso reported by Acquisition.gov: GSAR overhaul

The US General Services Administration issued an AI acquisition clause as a class deviation from its acquisition regulation, taking effect 19 October. It lets the government test purchased language models for bias, truthfulness and safety and suspend their use, requires contractors to report within seven days any change that weakens safety guardrails or performance, and caps decommissioning liability after a for-cause termination at 25% of the order. Formal rulemaking with public comment will follow.

Why it matters

AI vendors selling to US agencies through GSA must accept government testing and report model changes within seven days, starting 19 October.

When
28 Sep 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0140
Who
General Services Administration

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from FedScoop and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

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Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Document the source offers: document 1 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2026-0140: “GSA issues AI clause letting agencies test purchased models and requiring change notices.” wheresthe.ai, 28 Sep 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-gsa-ai-acquisition-clause-2026-10/ (source: FedScoop).

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