Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining
Posted
- Opportunity number
- FA238424S2233
- Agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Applications due
- Not on record
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant, Other, Procurement Contract
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
- Points of contact
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- Amber A Taylor afrl.711hpw.maa@us.af.mil
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/RH) and United States Air Force School of Medicine (USAFSAM) are soliciting applications for science and technology research through the Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) with white papers currently accepted and an inactive date of August 22, 2044.
Applicant types are unrestricted. The program operates through three open, two-step solicitations: CHEERS MAA Open Period 1 (Broad Agency Announcement, FA238424S2334), CHEERS MAA Open Period 2 (Procurement for Experimental Purposes, FA238424S2335), and CHEERS MAA Open Period 3 (Commercial Solutions Opening, FA238424S2336). The Commercial Solutions Opening is not grant-eligible. Awards may be issued as grants, cooperative agreements, Other Transactions, or FAR-based contracts. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers may respond as prime or subcontractor only after their sponsoring agency determines the effort falls within the FFRDC's purpose, mission, scope, or special competency, and AFRL determines the work would not place the FFRDC in direct competition with domestic private industry. Foreign-owned firms must notify the contracting officer before submitting.
Research priorities span five technical areas: Aerospace Medicine and Physiology, Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Occupational Medicine and Bioenvironmental Engineering, En Route Care/Expeditionary Medicine/Prolonged Field Care, and Education/Training Technologies. The program seeks short-term (12-month) Studies & Analysis and Research & Development investigations that are not basic research, with emphasis on physiologic assessments of aircrew, musculoskeletal injury prevention, mental health studies, pathogen detection, cancer analysis, occupational health hazards, and medical capabilities for remote environments. Technologies of interest include wearables, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced medical training methodologies. Research is intended to support Air Force and Space Force multi-domain operations and technology maturation from basic research through transition.
Proposals are evaluated on technical merit, including innovative approach, understanding of technical objectives, soundness of technical approach, and potential to transition research to future government needs. Results are categorized as Selectable or Not Selectable. The program is funded under the Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program (CFDA 12.800). Contracting office contact: AFRL.711HPW.MAA@us.af.mil.
Synopsis
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Update #3 · Latest ·
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/RH) and the United States Air Force School of Medicine (USAFSAM) CHEERS Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) is intended to provide a comprehensive strategy for AFRL/RH and USAFSAM's range of Science and Technology (S & T) requirements, allowing for progression from basic research to technology maturation and transition.
20 Nov 2025: Amendment 01 - Annual Update
The CHEERS Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) MUST be reviewed in tandem with the solicitations in order to have access to all applicable attachments and instructions. There are three (3) open, 2-step, solicitations currently accepting white papers. Please see below for solicitation numbers.
Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA), Notice FA238424S2233:
1. CHEERS MAA Open Period 1 - Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Solicitation FA238424S2334
2. CHEERS MAA Open Period 2 - Procurement for Experimental Purposes (ARA), Solicitation FA238424S2335
3. CHEERS MAA Open Period 3 - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), Solicitation FA238424S2336 (NOTE: THIS CSO IS NOT GRANT-ELIGIBLE)
Please reach out if you have any questions regarding the MAA and/or the solicitation(s). Technical questions may be directed to the technical POC's identified in the announcement/solicitations. General questions may be directed to the CHEERS email org box: AFRL.711HPW.MAA@us.af.mil
Update #2 ·
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/RH) and the United States Air Force School of Medicine (USAFSAM) CHEERS Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) is intended to provide a comprehensive strategy for AFRL/RH and USAFSAM's range of Science and Technology (S & T) requirements, allowing for progression from basic research to technology maturation and transition.
20 Nov 2025: Amendment 01 - Annual Update
The CHEERS Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) MUST be reviewed in tandem with the solicitations in order to have access to all applicable attachments and instructions. There are three (3) open, 2-step, solicitations currently accepting white papers. Please see below for solicitation numbers.
Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA), Notice FA238424S2233:
1. CHEERS MAA Open Period 1 - Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Solicitation FA238424S2334
2. CHEERS MAA Open Period 2 - Procurement for Experimental Purposes (ARA), Solicitation FA238424S2335
3. CHEERS MAA Open Period 3 - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), Solicitation FA238424S2336
Please reach out if you have any questions regarding the MAA and/or the solicitation(s). Technical questions may be directed to the technical POC's identified in the announcement/solicitations. General questions may be directed to the CHEERS email org box: AFRL.711HPW.MAA@us.af.mil
Update #1 ·
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/RH) and the United States Air Force School of Medicine (USAFSAM) CHEERS Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) is intended to provide a comprehensive strategy for AFRL/RH and USAFSAM's range of Science and Technology (S & T) requirements, allowing for progression from basic research to technology maturation and transition.
Eligibility
The following guidance is provided for Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) contemplating submitting a proposal in response to a solicitation, as either a prime or subcontractor. FAR 35.107-1(c)(4) prohibits an FFRDC from competing with any non-FFRDC concern in response to a Federal agency request for proposal for other than the operation of an FFRDC (with exceptions stated in DFARS 235.017-1(c)(4)). There is no regulation prohibiting an FFRDC from responding to a solicitation issued under this MAA. However, the FFRDC's sponsoring agency must first make a determination that the effort being proposed falls within the purpose, mission, general scope of effort, or special competency of the FFRDC, and that determination must be included in the FFRDC's proposal. In addition, AFRL must make a determination that the work proposed would not place the FFRDC in direct competition with domestic private industry. Only after these determinations are made, would a determination be made concerning the FFRDC's eligibility to receive an award. Notice to Foreign-Owned Firms: Such firms are asked to immediately notify the Contracting Officer identified in the solicitation before deciding to respond. Foreign contractors should be award that restrictions might apply which could preclude their participation.
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