THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,901,287
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002425F8162
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
SURTASS SCN PROGRAM
Score Rationale
SURTASS (Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System) is a legacy sonar platform from the 1980s; the description contains zero mention of AI/ML techniques, autonomous systems, or learning algorithms—this is acoustic signal processing and sensor management, not AI-native work. Problem framing is purely programmatic (system sustainment/modernization) with no articulated operational challenge or success criteria. Johns Hopkins APL is an FFRDC (Federally Funded Research and Development Center), a large institutional player embedded in legacy defense, not an AI-native startup.