LEIDOS, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
2/5
Awardee Quality
0/5
Award
$17,465,925
Award amount
—
Award date
N6600123C4512
PIID
Awardee
134
Total awards
$2,329,919,918
Total $ won
2.9/19
Avg AI score
Description
SMART ELECTRICALLY POWERED AND NETWORKED TEXTILE SYSTEMS (SMART EPANTS) PROGRAM
Score Rationale
Despite the acronym 'SMART,' the award description contains zero mention of AI/ML techniques, algorithms, or autonomous decision-making—'smart' here refers to electrically powered textiles and networked fabrics, which is materials engineering and IoT, not machine learning. The problem is framed only as a capability name ('SMART EPANTS') with no articulation of the operational challenge it solves or end-user need. Leidos is a $15B+ legacy defense prime (classified as a Fortune 500 integrator), disqualifying it from the 'AI-native' signal regardless of technical merit.