GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
1/5
Award
$3,030,470
Award amount
—
Award date
FA872324FB013
PIID
Awardee
130
Total awards
$1,838,723,793
Total $ won
4.7/19
Avg AI score
Description
THIS EFFORT INVOLVES THREE SEPARATE STUDIES AIMED AT DRIVING FORWARD THE EFFORT TO MODERNIZE THE UPGRADE EARLY WARNING RADARS (UEWR) SYSTEMS. THESE STUDIES WILL AIM TO DEVELOP REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH SYSTEM.
Score Rationale
No AI/ML techniques or systems are mentioned in the award description; this is explicitly a requirements-development study for radar modernization, which is systems engineering work, not AI work. Problem framing is vague and administrative ('modernize...systems,' 'develop requirements') with no operational context or success criteria articulated. Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp is an FFRDC (federally funded research and development center), which scores as a legacy institutional awardee rather than an AI-native company; while GT has legitimate AI expertise, GTRARC's contract vehicle and framing here suggest traditional defense research rather than startup-style AI procurement.