I'd like to know the answer to this question, too.
There are other threads in the general forum about this as well, most people are pretty disappointed that this quest appears to be botched.
Links to this topic in the forums: https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/111714-the-foundation-main-quest-needs-more-options/?do=findComment&comment=2177720
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/112787-foundation-alternate-option-broken/?do=findComment&comment=2183731
https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/112824-the-outer-worlds-patch-11-release-notes/?do=findComment&comment=2184035