OPTO-KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INC
Department of Defense · SBIR
AI-Readiness Score
7/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
3/5
Award
$1,249,975
Award amount
—
Award date
FA910124PB073
PIID
Awardee
13
Total awards
$27,235,379
Total $ won
9.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II - CRYOVACUUM CHAMBER OPTICAL INTERFACE FOR HIGH POWER LASER DELIVERY FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES TOPIC NUMBER: AF231-0006
Score Rationale
This award funds optical engineering and hardware design (cryovacuum chamber interfaces for laser delivery) with zero AI/ML content — the description names no algorithms, learning systems, or decision automation. Problem framing is moderately clear (high-power laser delivery in constrained thermal environments) but frames as a physics/materials problem, not an AI problem. Awardee name 'OPTO-KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INC' is ambiguous — 'OPTO' suggests optics hardware, 'KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS' adds tech veneer, but SBIR Phase II funding and the technical scope point toward a specialized optics firm rather than a modern AI-native startup.