Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Organoid Cytomorphic Intelligence Resulting from Convergent Understanding and Information Transfer Ocircuit
Deadline: 20 May 2026
Posting Date: 02 May 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 140552850
Document Ref. No.: DARPA-PS-26-28
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Tender Details
While semiconductor-based computation is readily deployed in well-resourced environments, it is challenged by sustained applications ‘at the edge- due to inherent power inefficiencies. This is a particular limitation for the Department of War (DoW) when operating in austere environments, especially when using advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) applications with high energy demands for both training and inference. New unconventional computing concepts, such as synthetic biological intelligence, have the potential to fundamentally address these limitations but do not yet possess the necessary training and inference capabilities for practical applications. To meet these needs, the O-Circuit program will explore methods for improving the learning, inference, and computational memory of neural tissue systems to develop an integrated biological processing unit (BPU) that establishes a new paradigm for sense-compute-act for edge applications.
Notice ID: darpa-ps-26-28
Department/Ind. Agency: dept of defense
Sub-tier: defense advanced research projects agency (darpa)
Office: def advanced research projects agcy
Product Service Code: ac12 - national defense r&d services; department of defense - military; applied research
NAICS Code: 541714 - Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
Inactive Dates: jun 19, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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