ETEGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
11/19
AI / ML Relevance
6/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
3/5
Award
$996,826
Award amount
—
Award date
FA880822C0003
PIID
Awardee
10
Total awards
$13,540,107
Total $ won
12.7/19
Avg AI score
Description
REAL-TIME PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS BACKGROUND SUPPRESSION SOFTWARE.
Score Rationale
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is a legitimate ML technique, placing this above pure IT work, but the deliverable is a software tool rather than a full AI system—likely a feature or component (6/10). Problem framing is minimal: 'background suppression' suggests ISR/imagery use but lacks specificity on operational context, end-user, or success criteria (2/5). ETEGENT TECHNOLOGIES is not a recognizable AI-native firm name and lacks the boilerplate hallmarks of legacy primes, but the unfamiliar name and Ltd. structure offer no positive signal of startup maturity (3/5).