How Businesses Can (or shouldn't) use AI to Win More Government Contracts

Get ahead in the government contracting game with John Licato, AI professor at the USF Bellini College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing. This engaging session reveals how small businesses can use AI to sharpen their competitive edge—from smarter market research to stronger proposals and tighter compliance.

You’ll also learn the common AI pitfalls that can undermine credibility or trigger red flags with evaluators. Walk away with practical, ethical strategies to use AI confidently and effectively, without putting your business or bids at risk.

Info: Avoid relying on general-purpose AI for high-stakes proposal and contract decisions.
Use purpose-built AI systems trained for legal and regulatory language.
Implement human-in-the-loop review to validate AI outputs.

Info: Scan solicitations and contracts for unfavorable clauses.
Flag risky terms buried deep in dense language.
Surface cost, liability, or compliance exposures before bidding.

Info: Extract evaluation criteria automatically.
Reduce manual legal review time.
Meet tight government submission deadlines with greater confidence.

Info: Map proposal content directly to FAR/DFARS requirements.
Generate compliance matrices automatically.
Cross-check against agency-specific regulations.
Reduce disqualification risk due to overlooked requirements.

Info: Use AI within tools teams already use (Word, CLM systems, CRM).
Improve collaboration between BD, legal, and technical teams.
Standardize templates and response structures.

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Entrepreneurship Collaborative Center, 2101 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, United States

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