Public-Sector GenAI Procurement Advisory (GovOps)

Government is formalizing how it buys and deploys generative AI. California's Government Operations Agency (GovOps) leads the most developed model, under Executive Orders N-12-23 and N-5-26 ("Trusted AI Procurement") and the 2024 GenAI Guidelines. Apache-3 helps small public-sector buyers — and the vendors bidding to them — get procurement-ready: framing the business need before the purchase, working through a Generative AI Risk Assessment (California's SIMM 5305-F and equivalents), preparing the vendor attestations these rules increasingly require (safeguards against harmful bias, illegal content, and civil-liberties risk), and coordinating required staff training. We keep it right-sized for small teams — practical and sustainable, not a year-long study. This is procurement-readiness and compliance-support advisory, not legal advice.

Audience

Small state, local, and federal teams procuring GenAI; prime contractors needing a SAM.gov-registered small-business partner on AI-procurement scopes; and vendors preparing to sell AI to government.

What we deliver

GenAI procurement-readiness review (business-need framing and use-case scoping)
Generative AI risk-assessment support (California SIMM 5305-F and equivalents)
Vendor attestation preparation — bias, illegal-content, and civil-liberties safeguards
GenAI acceptable-use policy and staff-training coordination
Post-deployment evaluation cadence for GenAI tools

Outcomes

A defensible, documented basis for a GenAI purchase before the contract is signed
Vendor submissions aligned to what public buyers now ask for
Staff trained before, not after, GenAI goes live

Frequently asked

Is this legal advice?

No. Apache-3 provides procurement-readiness and compliance-support advisory, not legal advice. For legal interpretation of an executive order or contract, consult counsel.

Do you only cover California?

California's GovOps model is the most developed and the one we reference most, but the same readiness approach — business need, risk assessment, vendor attestation, and training — applies to public-sector GenAI buying generally.

Can Apache-3 subcontract on an AI-procurement scope under a prime?

Yes. Apache-3 is a SAM.gov-registered small business available for teaming and subcontracting, and the Government Business POC responds directly.

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