THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
1/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
0/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,307,002
Award amount
—
Award date
H9240524F0003
PIID
Awardee
24
Total awards
$1,561,017,815
Total $ won
3.0/19
Avg AI score
Description
TO-02 ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES
Score Rationale
The award description 'TO-02 ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES' contains no mention of AI, ML, or any specific technical deliverable — it is pure task-order procurement language for general engineering support. Draper Lab is an FFRDC (Federally Funded Research and Development Center), a legacy defense R&D organization, not an AI-native startup. Without any problem articulation or AI/ML naming, this appears to be routine contract administration rather than evidence of AI-native defense procurement.