THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
3/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$1,000,000
Award amount
—
Award date
N0002426F8027
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
SM-6 BLK IB DEVELOPMENT
Score Rationale
SM-6 BLK IB is a weapons system upgrade contract with no explicit AI/ML deliverables named; the description reads as pure platform/hardware development with no mention of ML techniques, autonomous systems, or algorithmic work. Problem framing is administrative (weapon system block upgrade) rather than tied to a specific operational challenge. APL is a federally funded research center (FFRDC) — the lowest category for awardee quality; this is classic legacy defense procurement, not an indicator of AI-native startup adoption.