LEIDOS, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
10/19
AI / ML Relevance
6/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,377,723
Award amount
—
Award date
N0001422C1062
PIID
Awardee
134
Total awards
$2,329,919,918
Total $ won
2.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE VISION AIDED NAVIGATION (AVVAN)
Score Rationale
Vision-aided navigation implies computer vision and sensor fusion (ML-relevant), but the scope is likely dominated by integration, vehicle systems engineering, and platform adaptation rather than novel AI development—hence 6 rather than 7+. The problem (amphibious vehicle navigation in GPS-denied environments) is reasonably specific but lacks articulation of operational context or success metrics. Leidos is a Fortune 500 defense prime ($14B+ revenue), disqualifying any 'AI-native' signal; this contract award represents legacy integrator capture of a modern sensor-fusion problem rather than evidence of startup opportunity in defense AI procurement.