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DARPA-SN-26-92.pdf | Jun 15, 2026 |
Lightweight Universal Codec (LUC) Proposers Day
Contact and place of performance
BAA Coordinator
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Under the LUC program, DARPA IPTO will aim to develop a universal encoder-decoder (codec) capable of sending and receiving information using any known communication error correction code and any developed in the future. 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-fl...
View moreThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (IPTO) is hosting a Proposers Day for the Lightweight Universal Codec (LUC) program, identified under solicitation number DARPA-SN-26-92. This research initiative aims to develop a universal encoder-decoder capable of processing information using any known or future communication error correction code. Building on the Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoding (GRAND) study, the program seeks to create an adaptive codec that enables on-the-fly changes to error correction codes by pairing an updatable encoder with a GRAND-implementing decoder. This system will incorporate noise models and operating factors into the code selection process to optimize link budgets and mission-specific tasks.
The LUC program will evaluate success based on code universality, link budget improvements, and system performance within heterogeneous network environments. Performers are expected to integrate these codecs into self-selected communication technologies to demonstrate enhanced efficiency, security, throughput, and interoperability through low-power decoding and dynamic forward error correction. To facilitate technology transition into both commercial and military sectors, DARPA will execute the program at the unclassified level, with target implementations not to exceed Controlled Unclassified Information.
This special notice is classified under NAICS code 541715 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and PSC code AC12 for National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research. The response deadline for this notice is July 1, 2026. Administrative inquiries are directed to the BAA Coordinator, and supplemental information is available in a single PDF attachment titled DARPA-SN-26-92.pdf.
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