MACHINA COGNITA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
16/19
AI / ML Relevance
8/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
4/5
Award
$1,249,886
Award amount
—
Award date
FA875024CB008
PIID
Awardee
4
Total awards
$6,749,730
Total $ won
8.8/19
Avg AI score
Description
SPATIAL-TEMPORAL AGENT-BASED MOTION PREDICTION AND EVASION DECISION ENGINE (STAMPEDE)
Score Rationale
STAMPEDE explicitly targets agent-based modeling and motion prediction — genuine ML/autonomy work at meaningful scale (~$1.25M), but description lacks operational context (which warfighter, which domain, what failure mode it solves). Awardee name 'Machina Cognita' signals modern positioning (Latin for 'thinking machine'), avoiding legacy integrator boilerplate, but lacks verifiable track record or known AI-native pedigree; could be a well-branded startup or a rebranded smaller firm.