Treasury Notice_AI Tools_April 2025

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued a Special Notice seeking industry feedback for an upcoming enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools acquisition. Specifically, the department is targeting cloud-based, FedRAMP-authorized AI coding assistant tools for enterprise-wide use across its development teams. The Notice was posted on April 17, 2025, with a response deadline of April 23, 2025, and anticipates a streamlined solicitation process with a short response window projected for early May. The procurement will focus on AI tools supporting multiple programming languages like TypeScript, Python, Java, and C++, with performance capabilities comparable to GPT-4. The Notice is structured as a draft requirements statement, indicating Treasury is actively seeking vendor input to refine the acquisition approach.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to gather comprehensive industry insights for a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract targeting approximately 10,000 software licenses annually. Contractors are required to submit responses via email, including company details, unique entity ID, business size, available contract vehicles, and customer narratives. The evaluation will emphasize technical capabilities such as AI model quality, implementation timeline, user experience, ethical AI practices, and integration capabilities. Key requirements include usage-based pricing, 99.9% uptime, deployment in government cloud environments, seamless IDE integration, and strict compliance with federal security standards like FISMA Moderate/High and NIST 800-53. Vendors must demonstrate advanced AI model capabilities, mitigate model bias, ensure US data sovereignty, and provide comprehensive support frameworks with 24x7 availability. The solicitation will likely use a Lowest-Priced-Technically Acceptable evaluation approach, with a focus on vendors who can meet the stringent technical and security requirements.