Low Resource Computing Services

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, located in Arlington, Virginia, is seeking information on low resource computing paradigms and processes applicable to, but not yet utilized in, microsystems. The agency is trying to strengthen national resilience by uncovering overlooked computational resources that could reduce reliance on complex supply chains and prevent technological strategic surprise. To achieve this, the agency needs to assess the breadth of existing United States technologies that could be leveraged or redirected to support low resource computing. The scope of work requires exploring nontraditional pathways for enabling micro-computation. This exploration includes the repurposing, retrofitting, or adaptation of existing technologies ranging from legacy silicon to novel architectures. All performance of the work will take place offsite. Only organizations based in the United States are eligible to participate in this opportunity. The agency is currently looking for proposals and has not disclosed a specific budget limit. The source document does not outline specific evaluation criteria or key deadlines for this request.