The award would continue “vital” services for six months after expiration of Anthropic’s OneGov deal, per the agency. But contracting experts question the justification.

The health department initially rolled out Claude to all of its workers in December 2025. Anthropic’s discounted deal with the government ends Oct. 31.

Teresa Carlson, the AI developer’s new head of global public sector, said Fable 5.1 is currently available on its government platform and encouraged an open dialogue.