# GAO Orders AI Training Award Reevaluation

The Government Accountability Office found that the U.S. Personnel Readiness Management Agency improperly awarded Vantage Point Consulting Inc. a contract for academic skills training because Vantage’s proposed AI product did not meet a material solicitation requirement. GAO directed the agency to reevaluate and document the proposal, and to terminate the award if it remains unacceptable. The review could reopen competition for the military training requirement.

- Contracting teams should ensure evaluation records address each material solicitation requirement and explain whether proposed AI capabilities satisfy them.
- Offerors should map their technical proposals directly to mandatory requirements and provide clear evidence of compliance; AI functionality alone does not establish acceptability.
- Peterson’s LLC’s protest resulted in a reevaluation, making the outcome of the agency’s review relevant to firms considering this requirement if the award is terminated.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Personnel Readiness Management Agency
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)

### Vendors
- Vantage Point Consulting Inc. (awardee)
- Peterson’s LLC (protester)

### Sources
- [AI Solution for Military Skills Training Is Inadequate, GAO Says](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/federal-contracting/ai-solution-for-military-skills-training-is-inadequate-gao-says) - Bloomberg Law News