THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
2/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,607,962
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002424F8018
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
USWDSS UPGRADE ENGINEERING (SSF43)
Score Rationale
Description 'USWDSS UPGRADE ENGINEERING' contains no mention of AI, ML, algorithms, or data science techniques—it reads as infrastructure modernization or legacy systems maintenance. USWDSS (US Worldwide Drilling Services System or similar government acronym) suggests administrative/operational systems, not AI-native work. APL LLC is an FFRDC (federally funded research center operated by Johns Hopkins), which disqualifies it from the 'AI-native startup' category despite being a sophisticated research organization.