GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP
Department of Defense · OTA
AI-Readiness Score
4/19
AI / ML Relevance
2/9
Problem Framing
1/5
Awardee Quality
1/5
Award
$23,693,161
Award amount
—
Award date
W31P4Q19F0408
PIID
Awardee
130
Total awards
$1,838,723,793
Total $ won
4.7/19
Avg AI score
Description
THIS IS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNICAL SUPPORT. THE TOTAL TASK ORDER AMOUNT IS $24,671,488.59 WITH A PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE THROUGH 3 YEARS. THIS TASK ORDER IS INCREMENTALLY FUNDED.
Score Rationale
The award description contains zero technical specificity about AI/ML methods, deliverables, or algorithms—it reads as generic R&D support language ('technical support') with no mention of machine learning, autonomy, perception, or decision systems. The problem is entirely undefined (no operational context, end-user need, or success metric beyond the vague phrase 'integrated air and missile defense'). Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp is an FFRDC-adjacent entity (federally funded research center), which structurally behaves like a legacy institutional contractor rather than an AI-native startup; while Georgia Tech itself is prestigious, this corporate vehicle is designed for government cost-plus R&D, not product-centric AI deployment.