I do not know where to file a bug report, but the flag that should acknowledge me having the id badge thingies hasn't been tripped but I have them and now there's nothing I can do to progress
Try interacting with the door itself instead of the badge scanner. You wouldn't be the first person to get tripped up by that.
thank you,,,,, I am embarrassed but grateful nonetheless, glad it isn't a bug you have to fix :D