CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
11/19
AI / ML Relevance
7/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
3/5
Award
$999,955
Award amount
—
Award date
N6833524C0261
PIID
Awardee
29
Total awards
$72,287,627
Total $ won
11.1/19
Avg AI score
Description
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Score Rationale
Charles River Analytics is known for AI/ML R&D work (particularly in reasoning, decision support, and autonomous systems), placing this in the 7 range—AI is core but the description offers zero specificity on technique or deliverable. Problem framing scores 1: the description contains only generic R&D language with no articulated operational problem, end-user need, or success criteria. Awardee quality scores 3: Charles River Analytics is neither a legacy prime nor a modern startup; it's an established mid-tier R&D contractor with legitimate AI credentials but a name pattern suggesting traditional consulting/systems work rather than native AI startup positioning.