LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$271,095,740
Award amount
—
Award date
FA821920C0001
PIID
Awardee
45
Total awards
$45,420,659,993
Total $ won
1.8/19
Avg AI score
Description
MK21A REENTRY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY MATURATION AND RISK REDUCTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Score Rationale
No AI/ML techniques or systems are mentioned in the award description; this is a physics/materials engineering contract for reentry vehicle development, not an AI-native procurement. Problem framing is generic ('technology maturation and risk reduction') without specificity about operational problems or success metrics. Lockheed Martin is a legacy defense prime ($65B+ annual revenue, 135K+ employees), the antithesis of AI-native startups; this award exemplifies traditional defense contracting and carries zero signal for modern AI adoption in procurement.