GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
1/5
Award
$499,432
Award amount
—
Award date
FA821023F0029
PIID
Awardee
130
Total awards
$1,838,723,793
Total $ won
4.7/19
Avg AI score
Description
ACQUISITION OF GENERATED OBJECTIVE THREAT SOFTWARE CODING AND IDENTIFICATION OF NECESSARY HARDWARE FOR ASSIMILATION INTO ARTS-V1 SYSTEMS.
Score Rationale
The award description contains zero explicit AI/ML terminology (no computer vision, NLP, anomaly detection, autonomous systems, etc.) and frames the deliverable as 'software coding' and 'hardware identification' — classic IT modernization language. Problem framing is purely administrative ('acquisition of... software... for assimilation') with no operational context, end-user, or success criteria articulated. While Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation is university-affiliated (not a legacy prime), it functions as a research intermediary/FFRDC analog rather than an AI-native startup, and the contract size ($499K) and vague scope suggest a low-risk procurement rather than genuine AI capability development.