LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
2/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$5,034,311
Award amount
—
Award date
FA865124FB002
PIID
Awardee
427
Total awards
$99,970,968,101
Total $ won
1.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
THIS EFFORT WILL INVOLVE THE USE OF DIGITAL ENGINEERING (DE) AND MODEL-BASED ENGINEERING (MBE) PRACTICES FOR REQUIREMENTS, DESIGN, TRADE STUDIES, AND ANALYSES.
Score Rationale
This is a legacy systems engineering contract with zero AI/ML content—'digital engineering' and 'model-based engineering' are established DoD practices (MIL-STD-881, systems architecture frameworks) with no mention of machine learning, autonomous systems, or algorithmic techniques. Lockheed Martin is a tier-1 prime contractor, the antithesis of an AI-native startup, and the problem framing is purely administrative/methodological ('requirements, design, trade studies') rather than operational. This award reveals minimal AI adoption in defense procurement; it is retrospective evidence of conventional systems integration work, not AI-native procurement.