OpenAI, Google and Anthropic awarded US government contracts

OpenAI, Google and Anthropic have been given a significant boost following the decision by the US government’s centralised procurement division to add the companies to its list of approved AI companies.

That now paves the way for the tech companies to play central roles in the US government’s anticipated widespread rollout of critical national use-cases of AI.

Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT are the large language models that have been officially signed, sealed and delivered by the US General Services Administration (GSA) and will be subsequently be added to its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracting platform for use across civilian federal agencies.

Bloomberg has reported that the LLMs come with contract terms in place, which will enable and empower federal agencies to adopt the models and use them at rapid pace.

The GSA have described the decision to approve Google, OpenAI and Anthropic as significant and serves as a clear indication of their efforts to responsibly adopt and scale transformative AI technologies.

“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.”

In addition to this, the GSA highlighted how the decision is aligned with US President Donald Trump’s AI action plan, which has been engineered to position the United States as the global leader when it comes to AI despite the stiff opposition coming in the form of fellow economic heavyweight China.

The move by the GSA also supports Trump’s war on government DEI programs, that the US President vowed to disband if re-elected to the White House, he has previously descried the DEI programs as immoral and illegal.

“As we procure these products, we’re focused on models that prioritise truthfulness, accuracy, transparency, and freedom from ideological bias, aligning with the Trump administration’s policy that federally procured AI systems must prioritise truth and accuracy over ideological agendas,” Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum stated.

He noted through GSA’s marketplace, “agencies will be able to explore a wide range of AI solutions, from simple research assistants powered by large language models to highly tailored, mission-specific applications”.

For Anthropic, Google and OpenAI is it a big win, as having their products on the GSA provides a trusted path into the federal marketplace.

The financial terms and length of contracts were not available.