EXPEDITION TECHNOLOGY, INC.

The award explicitly names 'machine learning' in the title and RF signal processing is a genuine ML application domain (anomaly detection, classification, spectrum sensing), placing it solidly in the 7-8 range; however, the word 'integration' signals that the core deliverable may be system integration rather than novel ML development, preventing a higher score. Problem framing is weak—'Sea Otter' appears to be a project codename with no stated operational problem, end-user need, or success criteria beyond the system name itself. Awardee quality is ambiguous: 'Expedition Technology, Inc.' lacks the obvious legacy-integrator markers ('Systems,' 'Solutions') but also lacks the distinctive brevity and modern branding of known AI startups, falling into the 3-4 'could be either' category.