THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$3,267,424
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002423F8085
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
ASW SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
Score Rationale
The award description contains only the phrase 'ASW SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS' with no mention of AI, ML, or any computational techniques — this is pure buzzword-free surveillance system procurement language. The problem is identifiable (anti-submarine warfare surveillance) but lacks specificity about operational constraints, sensing gaps, or success metrics. JHU/APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC) owned by Johns Hopkins University, a legacy defense research organization, not an AI-native company or startup.