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Lawsuit alleges AI hallucinations tainted US Army contract award to Southwest Range Services
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A rival bidder, Trax International Corp., alleges that the US Army improperly used an artificial intelligence tool to review bids before awarding a $449 million contract for mission services at White Sands Missile Range to Southwest Range Services LLC. The complaint says hallucinations from the tool created a false appearance that Southwest Range's bid was technically superior and Trax's was weaker. Trax says the Army conceded it assigned its bid a weakness the record did not support, without explaining how the error occurred. Trax filed an unsuccessful protest at the Government Accountability Office before filing a sealed court complaint in May. The complaint asks the Court of Federal Claims to force a new award decision. The Army's position is not reported, and the allegations are unproven.
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- 2026-07-28 The complaint in TRAX Int’l Corp. v. United States is dated 7/28/26.
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- Trax filed an unsuccessful protest at the Government Accountability Office.
- The complaint was made public on a Tuesday.
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