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Organoid Cytomorphic Intelligence Resulting from Convergent Understanding and Information Transfer (O-Circuit)

Key dates

Posted
May 1, 2026
Response deadline
May 20, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC
Archive date
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Archive type
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Classification

Notice type
Solicitation
Base type
Solicitation
Set-aside
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Set-aside code
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PSC
AC12

NAICS

Issuing office

Department
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tier
DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)
Office
DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Office code
097.97AE.HR0011
Organization type
OFFICE
Office address
ARLINGTON, VA, 222032114, USA

Contacts

Description

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.

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Metadata

Notice ID
6d28dbf9da1f4fe09c58d5ad7896fe9c
Full path
DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA).DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY
Office code
097.97AE.HR0011
Ingested
May 1, 2026
Updated
Jun 20, 2026