Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Funding Instrument Type

Cooperative Agreement, Grant, Other, Procurement Contract

Category of Funding Activity

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility

• Unrestricted (open to any type of entity above), subject to clarification in "Additional Information on Eligibility"
• Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) may submit proposals, but must include a determination from their sponsoring agency that the effort falls within the purpose, mission, general scope of effort, or special competency of the FFRDC
• AFRL must determine that the work proposed would not place the FFRDC in direct competition with domestic private industry
• Foreign-owned firms are asked to immediately notify the Contracting Officer before deciding to respond; restrictions may apply that could preclude participation

Description

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.

Open Solicitations

The CHEERS MAA must be reviewed in tandem with the solicitations to have access to all applicable attachments and instructions. Three open, 2-step solicitations are currently accepting white papers:

• CHEERS MAA Open Period 1 – Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Solicitation FA238424S2334
• CHEERS MAA Open Period 2 – Procurement for Experimental Purposes (ARA), Solicitation FA238424S2335
• CHEERS MAA Open Period 3 - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), Solicitation FA238424S2336 (NOTE: This CSO is not grant-eligible)

Contact Information

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. If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact Amber A Taylor, Grantor, CHEERS MAA Org Email.

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