GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
3/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$500,465
Award amount
—
Award date
HQ085424F0002
PIID
Awardee
130
Total awards
$1,838,723,793
Total $ won
4.7/19
Avg AI score
Description
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Score Rationale
The award description contains zero specificity: 'RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT' is pure boilerplate with no mention of AI/ML techniques, algorithms, or deliverables, placing it at buzzword-level at best. Problem framing is absent entirely — no operational challenge, end-user, or success criteria are articulated. Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp is a university-affiliated research entity (FFRDC-adjacent), which signals institutional rather than AI-native company structure; the name pattern and affiliation indicate legacy research bureaucracy, not a modern technology startup.