CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC.
Department of Defense · SBIR
AI-Readiness Score
14/19
AI / ML Relevance
7/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
3/5
Award
$1,699,977
Award amount
—
Award date
FA238425CB027
PIID
Awardee
29
Total awards
$72,287,627
Total $ won
11.1/19
Avg AI score
Description
SBIR PHASE II AF22B-T004 HUMAN-AUTONOMY TEAMING TESTBED FOR RESEARCH (HATTER)
Score Rationale
Human-autonomy teaming explicitly targets a core AI/ML domain (autonomous systems, human-in-the-loop decision-making) and the testbed architecture implies ML model development and integration, but 'testbed' language suggests significant non-AI platform/infrastructure work alongside the ML components. Problem is identifiable (human-AI coordination in defense operations) but lacks operational specificity—no mention of concrete use case, threat scenario, or success metrics beyond the testbed itself. Charles River Analytics is a recognized cognitive science and AI firm (not a legacy prime), but the corporate naming pattern ('Analytics Inc.') is more established consulting-shop than modern AI startup, and SBIR Phase II suggests prior academic/research foundation rather than market-proven technology.