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Transparent, Auditable AI Decisions for Government Operations

Bring structured oversight to AI-assisted procurement, permitting, inspections, and resource allocation across government agencies.

EO 14110OMB M-24-10FAR/DFARSFOIAGovernment Accountability Office standards
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The Problem

Government agencies are using AI for everything from procurement scoring to building permit approvals to inspection prioritization. These decisions allocate public resources and affect businesses and citizens directly. When an AI system recommends denying a permit or ranking a vendor lower, the affected party has a right to understand why. Without structured auditing, agencies face FOIA requests they can't answer, legal challenges they can't defend, and public trust erosion they can't reverse.

  • AI-assisted procurement decisions lack documented rationale for vendor scoring
  • Permit and licensing decisions can't be explained to applicants or courts
  • Resource allocation models may encode historical biases in service delivery
  • No structured process for responding to FOIA requests about AI decisions
Evidence Payload
evidence
Vendor proposal scored: technical capability (87/100), past performance (92/100), cost competitiveness (78/100), small b...
policy_context
FAR 15.305 evaluation criteria. Agency weighting: technical 40%, past performance 35%, cost 25%. Small business preferen...
ai_generated_content
RECOMMENDATION: Rank #3 of 7 proposals. Technical approach demonstrates capability but lacks innovation in cloud migrati...

What Gets Submitted

What gets submitted when a government operations AI decision is audited

evidence
Vendor proposal scored: technical capability (87/100), past performance (92/100), cost competitiveness (78/100), small business status (yes), SAM registration (active). Three references verified.
policy_context
FAR 15.305 evaluation criteria. Agency weighting: technical 40%, past performance 35%, cost 25%. Small business preference per FAR 19.502-2. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable threshold: 75/100.
ai_generated_content
RECOMMENDATION: Rank #3 of 7 proposals. Technical approach demonstrates capability but lacks innovation in cloud migration methodology. Cost proposal 12% above IGE.
model_trace
Proposal parsing → criteria extraction → scoring model → weight application → comparative ranking → recommendation generation
model_metadata
model: procurement-eval-v2.1, confidence: 0.81, evaluators_referenced: 3, last_calibrated: 2024-03-01
redacted_fields
proprietary_pricing, subcontractor_rates, personnel_ssn

How the Gate Works

Step 1

Submit Evidence

AI decision + evidence payload submitted for structured evaluation

Step 2

Review Against Policy

Decision evaluated against Government Operations regulations and policy context

Step 3

Verdict & Audit Trail

Structured verdict with failure categories, corrections, and immutable audit record

Evaluation Taxonomy

Failure Categories

  • Scoring criteria misapplication
  • Weight calculation error
  • Missing evaluation factor
  • Bias in comparative ranking
  • Insufficient rationale documentation
  • Small business preference not applied

Business Impact

  • Procurement protest
  • FOIA exposure
  • GAO audit finding
  • Vendor discrimination claim
  • Public trust erosion

Evidence Sufficiency

  • Complete proposal and scoring documentation
  • Partial evaluation record
  • Critical scoring rationale missing
  • Evaluation conflicts with stated criteria

Example Verdict

verdict: blocked decision_type: procurement_evaluation failure_categories: [missing_rationale, criteria_misapplication] primary_failure: missing_rationale severity: critical business_impact: procurement_protest_risk EVIDENCE REVIEW proposal_scored: yes (7 of 7) criteria_applied: technical ✓, past_perf ✓, cost ✓ weighting_correct: NO — innovation subfactor weighted at 15% vs stated 10% small_biz_pref: NOT APPLIED FINDING "Ranking #3 assignment lacks documented rationale for innovation scoring deviation. Small business preference factor omitted from final ranking. Recommend re-evaluation with corrected weights." AUDIT TRAIL reviewer: sme_procurement_2847 reviewed_at: 2024-07-22T09:15:33Z policy_version: far-2024-q3 escalation: mandatory (procurement > $500K)

Compliance Frameworks

EO 14110OMB M-24-10FAR/DFARSFOIAGovernment Accountability Office standards

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