(US)AI becomes GSA's first direct OneGov contract with a small business

The General Services Administration signed its first direct-to-government OneGov agreement with an 8(a) certified small business, North Bethesda, Md.-based (US)AI, under a deal running through September 30, 2028. (US)AI will offer government customers up to a 30% discount on software licenses and $1 two-week proof-of-value pilots for its FedRAMP High-authorized Intelligent Computing Platform, which agencies can use to develop, deploy and govern AI applications, agents and workflows. The agreement follows more than two dozen OneGov deals GSA has negotiated with large software companies since mid-2026, which the agency estimates have produced $1.6 billion in cumulative savings, and comes after GSA's first direct-to-government OneGov deal with Perplexity in November 2025 and recent extensions with Anthropic, Google and OpenAI.

US AI becomes GSA's first direct OneGov contract with a small business The Maryland firm known for its Intelligent Computing Platform will offer significant discounts to government customers on software licenses and pilots through September 30, 2028. The General Services Administration has inked its first direct-to-government OneGov deal with a small business: North Bethesda, Md.-based company US AI https://www.usai.io/ . The company will offer up to a 30% discount to government customers on software licenses as well as $1 designated two-week proof of value pilots, according to a factsheet https://itvmo.gsa.gov/onegov/?tabName=agreements-tab&utm medium=email&utm source=govDelivery us-ai on GSA’s OneGov website. The OneGov deal expires September 30, 2028. “This agreement covers a limited-time offering through GSA’s OneGov strategy that gives federal agencies streamlined access to US AI’s FedRAMP High-authorized Intelligent Computing Platform,” the factsheet said. “The platform is intended to help agencies move from AI pilots to operational use by securely developing, deploying, managing, and governing AI-enabled applications, agents, workflows, cybersecurity capabilities, and mission processes.” The FedRAMP-certified https://www.fedramp.gov/marketplace/products/FR2009746321/ platform allows customer agencies to use approved AI models of their choice, “while providing tools for software development, fraud detection, data orchestration, cyber defense, infrastructure, and governance, risk, and compliance,” per the notice. GSA has now negotiated more than two dozen OneGov deals with large software companies since mid-2026, resulting https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2026/08/onegov-savings-balloon-over-16-b-agencies-weigh-future-ai-contracting/415416/?oref=ng-homepage-river in an estimated $1.6 billion in cumulative estimated savings to government customers. Last November, GSA negotiated its first direct-to-government OneGov agreement with AI firm Perplexity https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2025/11/gsa-perplexity-ink-first-direct-government-onegov-deal/409620/ , but this is the first time the agency has negotiated a direct-to-government OneGov agreement with an 8 a certified small business. In recent weeks, the agency has extended https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2026/09/google-extends-gemini-onegov-deal-november/416320/ prior OneGov agreements with Anthropic, Google and OpenAI. The agency has signaled its intent to continue negotiating OneGov contracts with companies that could evolve beyond IT services, as well as new agreements with existing OneGov companies.