CHEERS MAA Open Period 3 - All Technical Areas, 10 U.S.C 3458 - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)
This CSO funds innovative commercial products, technologies, or services that meet Air Force operational requirements, for eligible offerors able to contract under the notice’s commercial acquisition terms.
⚑ Commercial Solutions Opening under 10 U.S.C. 3458; awards may be fixed-price commercial contracts, OTAs, or other authorized vehicles. · Must satisfy current DoD cybersecurity requirements including NIST SP 800-171 SPRS posting and task-specific CMMC compliance. · Related MAA notice contains additional attachments, including the CHEERS Industry Guide and SOOs. · Applicants must meet commercial-solution requirements and operational need threshold; this is not a standard research grant.
This is a defense commercialization contracting vehicle, not a social-behavioral research solicitation. The team’s work is on public opinion, risk perception, warnings, and policy evaluation, so there is no plausible PI-level fit here beyond very general defense relevance.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-03
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 60 good | funds commercialization; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 45 partial | technical depth: central; funds commercialization (capped) |
| IPPRA | 43 partial | portfolio topics: national_security_defense, cybersecurity (primary); social/behavioral work is minor; funds commercialization — not a research fit; university can only partner, not lead |
Description
**28 September 2026: Amendment 02 — Annual Update & Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Revisions** Solicitation: FA238424S2336, "Open Period 3 - All Technical Areas, 10 U.S.C. 3458 - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)" Solicitation Authority: 10 U.S.C. § 3458 - Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services using general solicitation competitive procedures (R-DFARS Part 212) The purpose of this update (Amendment 02) is to incorporate annual solicitation updates, align applicable commercial provisions and clauses with current RFO and DoD cybersecurity requirements, and reaffirm submission guidelines for commercial solutions. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS (AMENDMENT 02): 1. Commercial Innovation Scope (10 U.S.C. § 3458): Proposals submitted under this CSO must provide innovative commercial products, commercial technologies, or commercial services that meet or exceed 711 HPW operational requirements. Solutions must demonstrate commercial viability or novel adaptation of commercial technology for military utilization. 2. Provisions and Clauses Update: Attachment 1 has been updated to reflect current RFO commercial contracting provisions and mandatory DoD cybersecurity safeguarding requirements (including NIST SP 800-171 SPRS assessment posting and task-specific CMMC compliance per DFARS 252.204-7019, 7020, and 7021). 3. Contract Types & Terms: Awards resulting from this CSO may include fixed-price commercial contracts, Other Transactions under 10 U.S.C. § 4022, or other authorized commercial acquisition vehicles. 4. Reference to Updated Overarching Industry Guide: Offerors must refer to the revised CHEERS Industry Guide (Revision September 2026) located on the parent MAA notice for detailed submission templates and instructions. List of Attachments: 1. "Open Period Solicitation 3_CSO Amend 02.pdf" 2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses (CSO).pdf" 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). Previous Amendment History 20 Nov 2025: Amendment 01 - Annual Update Solicitation: FA238424S2336, "Open Period 3 - All Technical Areas" Solicitation Authority: 10 U.S.C. 3458 - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) List of Attachments: 1. "Open Period Solicitation 3_CSO Amend 01" 2. "Attachment 1 - List of Provisions and Clauses_CSO" 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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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
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Proposal shell · Department of Defense (BAA-style) conventions SEE A DOD EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Department of Defense (BAA-style)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.