Lightweight Universal Codec (LUC)
| Location: | Federal |
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| Posted: | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Due: | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
| Category: |
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| Solicitation No: | HR001126S0014 |
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- Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Original)
- Original Published Date: Jul 06, 2026 03:07 pm EDT
- Original Date Offers Due: Aug 28, 2026 05:00 pm EDT
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Original Inactive Date: Sep 27, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: AC12 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; APPLIED RESEARCH
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NAICS Code:
- 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Place of Performance:
Leveraging the groundbreaking work of DARPA’s Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding (GRAND) study, the LUC program will aim to create an adaptive error correction codec capable of multiple on-the-fly changes to error correction codes. The program will seek to achieve this by developing an encoder capable of utilizing a highly diverse suite of error correcting codes that are easily updatable. The encoder is expected to pair with a GRAND-implementing decoder and the resulting codec will be designed such that the encoder incorporates the decoder’s GRAND noise model as well as other operating factors into its code selection process for link budget and task/mission optimization.
Integration of these codecs into various existing communication technologies would demonstrate improved efficiency, security, throughput, and interoperability achieved by record-setting low-power decoding and adaptive, dynamic forward error correction.
The LUC program will evaluate the success of these codecs and integrated systems by measuring elements of code universality, link budget improvement solely through the implementation of the codec, and the communication systems’ performance in heterogeneous network environments.
To maximize benefits of the LUC program and proliferation of its resulting technologies into both the commercial and military domains, DARPA will execute the program at the unclassified level with performers’ target implementations/integrations not to exceed Controlled Unclassified Information. Performers will be allowed to select their own target communication system(s) for integration and are expected to identify candidates that will demonstrate the greatest and/or most impactful improvement(s) through LUC implementation.
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- USA
- BAA Coordinator
- LUC@darpa.mil
- Jul 06, 2026 03:07 pm EDTSolicitation (Original)
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| Jul 15, 2026 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Lightweight Universal Codec (LUC) |
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