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Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS)

Department of Defense · Department of the Air Force · AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
FA238424S2233
Notice type
Special Notice
NAICS
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2025-11-20
Response deadline
Sep 30, 2027, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Dayton, OH
Contracting contact
amber.taylor.9@us.af.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

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 ---------------------------------------------------- 7 Aug 2025: Solicitation Tracker Update ----------------------------------------------------- 11 April 2025 Notice: MORATORIUM To preserve the integrity of competition, Attachment 2, “RHW_RHD_RHB Technical Requirements Statement of Objectives (SOO),” Paragraph 3.2 is closed in its entirety. No white papers will be accepted under solicitation FA2384-24-S-2334, “CHEERS MAA Open Period 1 – All Technical Areas, 10 U.S.C. 4001 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA),” for submissions that target and/or identify Technical Area 3.2. This moratorium is effective for a period of 6 months as of the closing date for proposal receipt (13 April 2025) under Call for Proposals FA2384-24-S-B003 “BRDEE”. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Announcement: Description: The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/RH) and the United States Air Force School of Medicine (USAFSAM) CHEERS MAA is intended to provide a comprehensive strategy for AFRL/RH and USAFSAM’s range of S&T, allowing for progression from basic research to technology maturation and transition. Solicitation Authority: Solicitations issued under this MAA will utilize any one, or a combination, of the authorities below: ? 10 U.S.C. 4001 Federal Acquisition Regulation and its Supplements (FAR(S))/FAR Part 35.016 – Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) ? 10 U.S.C. 3458/DFARS 212.70 - Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services using general solicitation competitive procedures ? 10 U.S.C. 4021 – Research projects: transactions other than contracts & grants (Other Transaction for Research) ? 10 U.S.C. 4022 – Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects (Other Transaction for Prototype). ? 10 U.S.C. 4023 – Procurement for Experimental Purposes ? 10 U.S.C. 4001/32 CFR 22.205 – Grants and Cooperative Agreement Statement of Objective/Description of Technical Area(s): Solicitations issued under this MAA will seek approaches covering one or more of the Technical Areas found in the attached Statements of Objectives.

Contact

Point of contact
Amber Taylor, Contracting Officer, Grants Officer, Agreements Officer
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
amber.taylor.9@us.af.mil
Secondary
ashlee.green.1@us.af.mil
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