THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
8/19
AI / ML Relevance
6/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$3,844,181
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002423F8201
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
ARL ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMY RESEARCH
Score Rationale
The award title mentions 'robotics and autonomy' which implies ML/control systems but the description provides no detail on specific AI techniques, algorithms, or deliverables—it reads as a research umbrella rather than a concrete AI development contract (scoring 6, not higher). Problem framing is extremely vague; 'robotics and autonomy research' is a research area, not a defined operational problem or capability gap (score 2). JHU APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC), not an AI-native startup or modern commercial firm—it is a legacy defense research institution with institutional ties to DoD (score 0 on awardee quality).