THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$3,492,000
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002424F8171
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
INTEGRATED COMBAT SYSTEMS
Score Rationale
The award title 'Integrated Combat Systems' contains no mention of AI, ML, or any specific technical approach—it is pure systems integration language with no evidence that AI/ML is a core deliverable or even a primary component. Problem framing is absent; no operational context, end-user, or success criteria are articulated beyond the generic phrase itself. APL LLC is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) operated by Johns Hopkins University, which represents legacy defense infrastructure rather than AI-native procurement; FFRDCs are explicitly excluded from 'modern startup' classification regardless of work content.