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
$3,865,006
Award amount
—
Award date
FA821024F0002
PIID
Awardee
130
Total awards
$1,838,723,793
Total $ won
4.7/19
Avg AI score
Description
PROCUREMENT OF ARTS-V1 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL (ECP) FOR INCORPORATION OF THRESHOLD THREAT ASSESSMENT (SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE CHANGES FROM 2016-2022 ITEAMS REPORT).
Score Rationale
The award is framed as a systems engineering change proposal (ECP) for incorporation of legacy threshold threat assessment into an existing system (ARTS-V1), with no AI/ML techniques mentioned or implied—this is IT modernization and integration work, not AI development. Problem framing is purely administrative ('incorporation of...from 2016-2022 ITEAMS report') with no operational context, end-user problem, or success criteria articulated. Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp, while affiliated with a university, is a non-profit research entity that operates as a defense contractor vehicle; the award pathway and language ('ECP,' 'systems engineering') signal legacy platform maintenance rather than AI-native innovation.