THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
2/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
0/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$43,723,350
Award amount
—
Award date
HQ014718F0028
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
ENGINEERING AND TECH SUPPORT RDTE FUNDS
Score Rationale
This award contains zero concrete AI/ML technical content—the description is purely administrative boilerplate ('ENGINEERING AND TECH SUPPORT RDTE FUNDS') with no named techniques, systems, or deliverables. Johns Hopkins APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC), not an AI-native startup, and the award framing reveals no specific operational problem, end-user need, or success criteria. The generic language and FFRDC status signal this is likely a blanket R&D support contract, not evidence of AI-native procurement focus.