CHEERS MAA Open Period 1 - All Technical Areas, 10 U.S.C. 4001 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
This is an Air Force broad agency announcement for federal contracts supporting research and development under the CHEERS program across all technical areas, as specified in the solicitation and related attachments.
⚑ Federal acquisition/contract solicitation, not a grant. · Applicants must refer to the related CHEERS MAA notice and attachments for full technical areas, SOOs, clauses, and protection requirements. · Open period BAA with annual updates; closes 2027-09-30 for this open period. · Eligibility language says applicant restrictions apply but does not name a class restriction beyond federal contract context.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 80 strong | technical depth: substantial; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; signature methods: policy analysis; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds applied research; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
20 Nov 2025: Amendment 01 - Annual Update Solicitation: FA238424S2334, "Open Period 1 - All Technical Areas" Solicitation Authority: 10 U.S.C 4001 - Federal Acquisition Regulation and its Supplements (FAR(S)) / FAR 35 Part 35.016 (Broad Agency Announcements (BAA)) List of Attachments: 1. "Open Period Solicitation 1_BAA Amend 01" 2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses (BAA)" Related Notice: Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) FA238424S2233, "Continuing Human Enabling, Enhancing, Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS)" Note: You MUST refer to the related notice identified above in order to obtain all additional attachments referenced herein (e.g. CHEERS Industry Guide, Statements of Objectives (SOO), and S&T Protection Appendices)
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA2384 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RAKH.
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