THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$11,477,332
Award amount
—
Award date
HDTRA120C0040
PIID
Awardee
24
Total awards
$1,561,017,815
Total $ won
3.0/19
Avg AI score
Description
TACTICAL HANDHELD III.
Score Rationale
The award description 'TACTICAL HANDHELD III' contains no explicit mention of AI, ML, or any technical approach — it reads as a program line item or platform modernization cycle with no evidence that AI/ML is core to the deliverable. The problem is not articulated at all; only a product designation is named, providing no insight into operational need or success criteria. Draper Lab is a federally funded research center (FFRDC) — a large, legacy defense institution — not an AI-native company.