Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining

The Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining (CHEERS) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA) FA238424S2233 is a strategic framework established by the Air Force Research Laboratory Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/RH) and the United States Air Force School of Medicine (USAFSAM). This overarching announcement consolidates various solicitation authorities to support a comprehensive range of science and technology requirements, facilitating the progression from basic research to technology maturation and transition. The program focuses on maximizing Airman performance and readiness across domains such as aerospace medicine, physiology, public health, occupational medicine, and human-machine integration. The MAA operates through three distinct open periods: a Broad Agency Announcement (FA238424S2334), a Procurement for Experimental Purposes (FA238424S2335), and a Commercial Solutions Opening (FA238424S2336). Awards are determined via a trade-off process based on best value, prioritizing technical innovation, soundness of approach, and transition potential over cost. Eligible instruments include FAR-based contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and Other Transaction (OT) agreements. Strict compliance is required regarding security and personnel disclosures. All senior and key personnel must undergo Tier 1 background investigations and submit a Security Program Questionnaire and a Research and Related Senior and Key Person Profile Worksheet. Offerors must also disclose all current and pending research support and report any participation in foreign government talent recruitment programs. Proposals are submitted in separate technical and cost volumes, with white papers limited to five pages and formatted in 10-point Arial font.