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
$11,845,118
Award amount
—
Award date
HR001121C0022
PIID
Awardee
24
Total awards
$1,561,017,815
Total $ won
3.0/19
Avg AI score
Description
DARPA RESEARCH PROGRAM
Score Rationale
The description provides no technical detail whatsoever—merely 'DARPA RESEARCH PROGRAM' with no mention of AI, ML, algorithms, or specific deliverables, making it impossible to assess genuine AI work at scale. Draper Lab is a federally funded research center (FFRDC) owned by MIT, a legacy institution in the defense ecosystem with institutional overhead and constraints typical of non-AI-native organizations. Without articulated problem definition, operational context, or technical scope, this reads as a blanket research funding line rather than evidence of AI-native procurement practices.