THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
Department of Defense · BAA
AI-Readiness Score
2/19
AI / ML Relevance
1/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$8,761,435
Award amount
—
Award date
N6523619C8016
PIID
Awardee
769
Total awards
$4,478,210,870
Total $ won
2.6/19
Avg AI score
Description
IGF::OT::IGF DARPA - BAA: HR001118S0029 PHASE I - INCREMENTALLY FUNDED CONTRACT
Score Rationale
This is a DARPA BAA Phase I award with no technical description provided — only contract mechanism and funding metadata. Without a statement of work, problem description, or deliverable specification, no assessment of AI/ML relevance or problem framing is possible. Johns Hopkins APL is an FFRDC, a federally funded research center operated by a major university, not an AI-native startup or modern tech firm — it is a legacy research institution that serves as a prime contractor. This award provides no evidence of AI-native procurement.