THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$6,362,627
Award amount
—
Award date
HQ003425FE020
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
JOINT FIRES NETWORK ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SYSTEM ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES.
Score Rationale
No AI/ML techniques, systems, or methodologies are mentioned in the award description; 'Joint Fires Network Analysis' and 'system engineering support services' are classic legacy defense integration language. Problem framing is purely administrative—no operational end-state, sensor/decision problem, or technical success criterion is articulated. JHU APL is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), not an AI-native startup, placing it in the legacy defense establishment category despite its strong technical capabilities.