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
$10,532,696
Award amount
—
Award date
FA873521F0003
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
JHU/APL FIRST TASK ORDER
Score Rationale
The award description provides no technical substance whatsoever—'FIRST TASK ORDER' is purely administrative language with zero mention of AI/ML techniques, algorithms, or deliverables. JHU/APL is an FFRDC (federally funded research and development center) owned by Johns Hopkins, a classic legacy research institution contractor, not an AI-native company. Without any problem articulation or technical detail, this appears to be a blanket task order establishment rather than evidence of AI-native defense procurement.