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
$8,242,098
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002424F8172
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
SSN(X) R & D (SNXO2)
Score Rationale
The award description provides almost no detail: 'SSN(X) R & D (SNXO2)' is an acronym for a Navy submarine program with no explicit mention of AI/ML techniques, algorithms, or ML-specific deliverables—it reads as a program code, not a technical scope. JHU/APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC), which by definition is legacy infrastructure, not an AI-native startup. Without articulated problem statements, success metrics, or technology detail, this appears to be a broad R&D funding award lacking the specificity required to assess genuine AI adoption.