SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
3/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,446,856
Award amount
—
Award date
FA865122F2102
PIID
Awardee
86
Total awards
$2,191,187,549
Total $ won
3.0/19
Avg AI score
Description
MINIATURE SELF DEFENSE MUNITION (MSDM) HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP
Score Rationale
SAIC is a legacy defense prime (~$8B revenue, 23,000+ employees), not an AI-native startup, eliminating awardee quality points. The award title mentions only 'hardware-in-the-loop' simulation/testing for munitions—a systems integration and test infrastructure task with no explicit AI/ML technique named and no indication the deliverable IS an AI system. Problem framing is vague ('miniature self defense') with no articulated operational gap, end-user need, or success criteria beyond implicit weapon system readiness.