SECURE PLANET, INC.
Department of Defense · SBIR
AI-Readiness Score
16/19
AI / ML Relevance
8/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
4/5
Award
$2,845,759
Award amount
—
Award date
M6785424C2008
PIID
Awardee
1
Total awards
$2,845,759
Total $ won
16.0/19
Avg AI score
Description
SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II EFFORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED TACTICAL FACIAL RECOGNITION AT A DISTANCE TECHOLOGY
Score Rationale
Award explicitly names a specific AI/ML application (facial recognition) as the core deliverable, with technical scope clearly focused on the computer vision system itself rather than integration or infrastructure — scoring 8 rather than 9-10 because 'at a distance' suggests performance challenges but no articulation of contested environment, accuracy requirements, or operational constraints. Problem framing is reasonable (tactical identification capability is identifiable) but lacks specificity on end-user context, operational constraints, or success metrics beyond the technology itself. Awardee name 'Secure Planet, Inc.' lacks legacy integrator boilerplate ('Systems,' 'Solutions') and suggests a focused security tech company, but SBIR Phase II context and unknown founding date prevent higher confidence in AI-native status.