The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks research services in synthetic biology to create programmable, light-responsive pseudo-living systems using high-throughput protein engineering and AI. The work will integrate plant photoreceptor systems into artificial cell platforms. Performance is restricted to Bioconscientia, LLC, as the sole capable source due to their unique expertise with UVR8 photoreceptors. The anticipated award date is September 30, 2026, with no budget amount specified. The location for performance is not mentioned.