THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$17,196,895
Award amount
—
Award date
FA865621F1015
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
AIR WARFARE SYSTEMS
Score Rationale
The description 'AIR WARFARE SYSTEMS' contains no mention of AI, ML, or any specific technical approach—it is pure category language with zero concrete technical content. APL is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), a legacy institutional player, not an AI-native startup. The award lacks any articulated operational problem, success criteria, or end-user need; it appears to be a standing agreement category rather than a problem-driven procurement.