THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,188,523
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002423F8922
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
USMC STORM SYSTEM FIELD USER EVALUATION
Score Rationale
Award title ('USMC STORM SYSTEM FIELD USER EVALUATION') contains zero mention of AI, ML, algorithms, or autonomous capabilities—it describes a field evaluation/testing activity, which is systems integration and validation work, not AI development. Problem framing is minimal: no specific operational gap is named beyond implicit system readiness. APL is a federally-funded research center (FFRDC) owned by Johns Hopkins, placing it at the bottom tier for AI-native status; it is a legacy defense research institution, not a startup or modern commercial AI firm.