# St. Louis Fed Models Open Data for AI

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ 35-year-old FRED service is presented as a model for how agencies can adapt open-data platforms to growing use by AI agents. The article identifies potential needs for data infrastructure, machine-readable publishing, metadata and documentation, AI-access interfaces, and data-quality support, but names no specific solicitation, contract value, or procurement timeline.

- Contractors offering data-platform modernization, metadata management, machine-readable publishing, AI interfaces, or data-quality services can use FRED as a reference point when describing relevant capabilities to agencies.
- Procurement teams evaluating open-data or AI initiatives can treat accessibility, documentation, and data quality as capabilities to assess alongside infrastructure; the signal does not establish new requirements or funded work.
- No active procurement opportunity or deadline is identified, so companies should not treat the article as a solicitation or scheduled acquisition.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 16, 2026

### Government Entities
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Federal Reserve Board of Governors
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- U.S. Census Bureau

### Sources
- [The Fed's 35-year open data bet is a model for the AI era - Nextgov/FCW](https://www.fcw.com/ideas/2026/10/feds-35-year-open-data-bet-model-ai-era/416658) - Nextgov/FCW
- [The Fed's 35-year open data bet is a model for the AI era - Nextgov/FCW](https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2026/10/feds-35-year-open-data-bet-model-ai-era/416658) - Nextgov/FCW