LEIDOS, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$2,049,786
Award amount
—
Award date
N0001422C1036
PIID
Awardee
134
Total awards
$2,329,919,918
Total $ won
2.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
LEIDOS WILL DEVELOP ASSURED POSITION, NAVIGATION AND TIMING CAPABILITIES FOR VEHICLES OPERATING OVER BROAD OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS. LEIDOS WILL DESIGN, DEVELOP, PROCURE AND TEST A MAGNETIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR OPERATING ON A LARGE SURFACE SHIP,
Score Rationale
The award describes a magnetic navigation system for maritime positioning — a hardware/sensor integration problem with no mention of AI/ML techniques, algorithms, or autonomous decision-making; it is engineering-focused rather than ML-focused. The problem is reasonably concrete (PNT denial environment) but lacks specificity about operational context or success metrics. Leidos is a $14B+ legacy defense prime integrator, not an AI-native startup, disqualifying it from modern procurement signals despite the technical merit of the underlying challenge.