THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
3/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$600,000
Award amount
—
Award date
HR001125FE058
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
LABORATORY EVALUATION OF AI-DEVELOPED PROTOCOLS FOR BIOSECURITY (LEAP) SUPPORT SERVICES EFFORT UNDER JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY (JHU/APL) UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)
Score Rationale
The award title invokes 'AI-developed protocols' but the description reveals this is a support services and laboratory evaluation contract, not core AI/ML development—the deliverable appears to be evaluation and analysis rather than an AI system itself. Problem framing is vague: 'biosecurity' is stated but no specific operational problem, threat model, or success criteria are articulated beyond the generic framing. JHU/APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC), not an AI-native startup or modern tech company, placing it in the lowest awardee quality tier regardless of technical merit.