Authorium, a cloud-based platform built for government administrative operations, announced the release of AuthorAI, a product that uses generative AI to streamline the procurement process.

AuthorAI generates statements of work when a user prompts it with a description of the product or service a government team is looking to procure. Authorium says it trained the AI tool on 15 million government procurement documents.

The system generates a statement of work “in minutes,” the company says, and it can include citations to original source documents. The user can then share and revise the SOW across government teams. The tool is available for immediate purchase from Authorium and AWS Marketplace.

The product launch was made possible by an $8 million infusion from investors at the start of 2025, according to Authorium. “Over the past year, Authorium has doubled the amount of government acquisitions that are processed on our platform, increasing from $25 billion in spring 2024 to $50 billion today,” Authorium co-CEOs Jay Nath and Kamran Saddique said in a joint statement.

The company also offers tools designed to streamline budget administration, grant management and legislative analysis.

Authorium was founded in 2014 under the name City Innovate, rebranding to Authorium in 2024. Sixty percent of its employees are former government employees, the company website states. Financial backers for the company include SJF Ventures and Govtech Fund.

AI in local government ‘in its infancy’

A survey of local government officials last year found that 48% viewed AI utilization as a “low priority” for their local government. Under 6% of respondents considered AI “high priority,” according to the International City/County Management Association, which surveyed 635 local government leaders in April and May of 2024.

“The use of AI as a core practice of local government in the U.S. is clearly in its infancy,” ICMA states in a report on the survey results. “There are some communities that have exuberantly embraced AI. Others are approaching this emerging technology with the utmost caution.”

The top area local government leaders considered for AI potential was “resident engagement,” with 55% of respondents seeing promise in streamlined service interfaces and AI chatbots, the report states.

A separate survey of local government IT executives in late 2024 found that 38% felt their local government was “not prepared at all” to safely incorporate AI technology, with 46% saying it was “somewhat prepared” and 9% saying their local government was “fully prepared.”

Despite local governments being in the early stages of AI adoption, major companies see its potential in the public sector. OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT and one of the largest AI service providers, launched a version of its product specifically tailored for U.S. government agencies earlier this year.

The government procurement space has seen an abundance of new AI tools from companies like OpenGov, Appian, Icertis, Cloverleaf AI and more, Procurated Director of Marketing Steve Isaac recently wrote in a column for American City & County.

“Today, we are witnessing a second wave of AI applications for government procurement — not just speeding up how our industry works but fundamentally changing it,” Isaac said.