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
$549,103
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002425F8140
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
STRATEGIC WEAPON SYSTEM FCET-7
Score Rationale
The award description contains zero substantive technical detail—only a program code name 'FCET-7' with no mention of AI/ML techniques, algorithms, or data-driven systems. The $549k award size and complete absence of problem articulation or deliverable description suggests this is either a line item in a larger classified program or administrative/planning funding, not a core AI development contract. APL LLC is a federally funded research center (FFRDC) and subsidiary of Johns Hopkins University, disqualifying it from the 'AI-native startup' category entirely.