By ,Editor-in-ChiefFrank KonkelFrank Konkel
Publication Date: 2025-11-19 08:00:00
The General Services Administration on Wednesday announced its first direct OneGov agreement with frontier AI firm Perplexity that will significantly discount its enterprise-grade AI capabilities for federal agencies.
Through the first-of-its-kind agreement, users across federal agencies can access Perplexity Enterprise Pro for Government for $0.25 per agency over an 18-month term through a direct contract on GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule.
Perplexity’s deal with GSA is unique among the more than one dozen prior OneGov agreements GSA has struck with leading tech firms. Perplexity’s position on the GSA MAS IT Schedule now allows it to sell directly to government customers without a reseller or third party, in line with both the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan and its OneGov strategy, which calls for “deeper, direct engagement with OEMs” to streamline acquisition and reduce costs.
“Access to cutting-edge AI models is essential for integrating AI into federal government operations and modernizing inefficient processes, aligning with the White House’s AI Action Plan,” said Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum. “This OneGov agreement, directly with Perplexity, offers the federal government an additional pathway to leverage the transformative advantages of AI.”
Perplexity’s AI-powered search platform has grown in popularity throughout 2025, delivering cited answers to queries in real-time to more than 30 million monthly users. In September,…
