MACHINA COGNITA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
5/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
0/5
Awardee Quality
3/5
Award
$749,990
Award amount
—
Award date
N6833526C0024
PIID
Awardee
4
Total awards
$6,749,730
Total $ won
8.8/19
Avg AI score
Description
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Score Rationale
The award description provides zero operational or technical specificity—'Research and Development' is pure boilerplate with no mention of AI/ML techniques, problem domain, or deliverables, scoring 0 on problem framing. AI/ML relevance scores only 2 because the awardee name ('Machina Cognita') strongly suggests AI focus, but the contract language itself contains no evidence of actual AI work—this appears to be a generic R&D line item that could fund anything. Awardee quality is ambiguous (3): the name signals a potential AI-native startup rather than legacy integrator, but lacks verifiable context about the firm's actual capabilities or track record.