BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
10/19
AI / ML Relevance
6/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$25,207,994
Award amount
—
Award date
FA865023C1054
PIID
Awardee
103
Total awards
$3,594,913,423
Total $ won
3.4/19
Avg AI score
Description
COGNITIVE ELECTRONIC WARFARE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR IN-FLIGHT, IN-FIELD, AND IN-SQUADRON APPLICATIONS (KING KONG)
Score Rationale
The award title explicitly names 'cognitive' electronic warfare, suggesting ML/AI is in scope, but the description provides no technical detail—no mention of specific techniques (computer vision, anomaly detection, reinforcement learning, etc.) or whether AI is the core deliverable vs. a feature of a larger software platform. Problem framing is reasonable (EW for aircraft operations across three contexts: in-flight, in-field, squadron) but lacks operational specificity or success criteria. Booz Allen Hamilton is a quintessential legacy defense integrator and large prime—not an AI-native firm—which substantially limits signal value about modern AI procurement patterns.