- Posts by David P. J. Timm
PartnerDavid Timm is a member of the firm’s Construction & Project Development practice group. He represents contractors and companies in complex disputes, claims, and bid protests involving federal, state, and local government ...
Following the government’s very public breakup with Anthropic, GSA released draft artificial intelligence (“AI”) terms and conditions that it intends to include as part of its upcoming Multiple Award Schedule (“MAS”) refresh, currently planned for late March or April 2026. MAS contractors should take note: GSA’s draft clause, GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Artificial Intelligence Systems (Feb 2026) (GSAR Deviation) represents the most comprehensive attempt to define contractor obligations when deploying AI capabilities in the performance ...
Introduction
In 2025, federal contractors relied on large language models (“LLM”) for assistance in preparing a significant number of bid and size protests, monetary appeals, and related federal procurement litigation (together “Disputes”). We know that because at least twenty 2025 public Decisions showed the “hallmarks” of Generative Artificial Intelligence misuse (“Gen-AI Misuse”), defined as the intentional or negligent use of an LLM resulting in inaccuracies that waste public and private resources.[1]
LLMs are prone to inaccuracies, fabrications ...
Federal, state, and local governments spend billions of dollars each year on goods and services for their citizens. Our federal government contracts team has a 25-year track record of helping businesses solve problems and achieve their goals in the areas of construction and government contracts. Here, they share their insights as well as important updates.