CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas

US · unknown Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) grant open #FA238424S2335

Response due Sep 30, 2027 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has posted CHEERS Open Period 2 covering all technical areas. CHEERS is an AFRL research and development broad agency announcement (BAA) or similar vehicle. This is an open-period solicitation running from August 2025 through September 2027, allowing offerors to submit proposals across all technical areas during the open window. The opportunity is posted as a synopsis on Grants.gov under the Department of Defense / Air Force Research Lab.

What they want

Open-period solicitation under the CHEERS program vehicle for all technical areas. Proposals may be submitted continuously during the open period (08/07/2025 – 09/30/2027). Specific technical area descriptions, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements would be contained in the full solicitation document referenced by solicitation number FA238424S2335.

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal

Risks & flags

Extremely minimal synopsis — no scope details, deliverables, evaluation criteria, or dollar values provided; full solicitation must be obtained separately to assess competitiveness
Very long open period (over 2 years) is typical of rolling BAAs but limits ability to assess urgency or incumbent advantage without full solicitation text
No place of performance, NAICS code, or set-aside information disclosed in the synopsis

Market context

inferred from NAICS

R&D in Physical, Engineering, Life Sciences (except Nanotech & Biotech)

NAICS 541715

US market size: $95B
Typical award: $100K – $50M+

Typical buyers

DoDNSFNIHNASADOE

Commonly required

DCAA-compliant accountingITARCMMC L2

CHEERS Open Period 2 - All Technical Areas

Due Sep 30

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