Scope drift
Protestor's claim that a Navy IDIQ didn't cover AI/ML was tossed because the contract covered "technical tasks, including those that involve the optimal utilization of IT tools and software development." Why wasn't AI/ML included explicitly five years ago? "At the time the [IDIQ] was issued nearly five years ago, utilization of AI/ML was not sufficiently widespread to be included in the performance work statement." But a broad scope covered the new tech and the $35 million threshold applied, so the protest was dismissed.