GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
8/19
AI / ML Relevance
3/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
1/5
Award
$5,188,716
Award amount
—
Award date
FA872622F0125
PIID
Awardee
130
Total awards
$1,838,723,793
Total $ won
4.7/19
Avg AI score
Description
COMMON TACTICAL EDGE NETWORK (CTEN)
Score Rationale
The award title 'Common Tactical Edge Network' indicates network infrastructure and interoperability work rather than AI/ML as a core deliverable; no AI/ML techniques are named in the description provided. Problem framing is reasonable (tactical edge networking is a recognizable DoD challenge) but lacks specificity on operational context or success criteria. Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp is an FFRDC-adjacent entity (university-affiliated research organization), which signals legacy institutional contracting rather than an AI-native startup, despite Georgia Tech's strong AI research reputation.