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- GSA’s AI Contract Clause Takes Effect October 19. Internal and Incidental AI Use Can Fall Outside It. Small Business Status Does Not.Executive Summary GSA has issued a revised GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Data within Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence Systems, through a class deviation; formal notice and comment rulemaking is still to follow. GSA’s deviation table lists Part 552 as signed July 16, 2026 and effective October 19, 2026, and contracting officers may use it…
- 90% of Government Contractors Use AI. CMMC Phase II Is Suspended. Your CUI Obligations Are Not.Executive Summary On July 13, 2026, the Department of War suspended CMMC Phase II, scheduled to begin November 10, 2026, putting third party certification assessments on hold. DFARS clause 252.204-7012 was not suspended, amended, or paused. Contractors and subcontractors subject to it that process, store, or transmit covered defense information must still implement the 110…
- The 2026 Federal AI Procurement Rules Decoded: A Survival Guide for Small Contractors and SubcontractorsExecutive Summary The federal AI procurement landscape changed dramatically in 2025 and 2026. Four major instruments now reshape what small primes and subcontractors must do: Executive Order 14275, OMB Memorandum M-25-22, draft clause GSAR 552.239-7001, and FAR Case 2023-008. The FY26 NDAA delivered real cost relief. The certified cost or pricing data threshold rises from…