--Administration of the National Security Eductaion Program (NSEP) Graduate Fellowship Program

The Department of Defense's Adap Support Office at Fort Belvoir, VA, intends to award a contract to the Academy for Educational Development (AED) to administer the National Security Education Program (NSEP) Graduate Fellowship Program. This program supports graduate studies in foreign countries that are critical to U.S. national security and are typically under-represented in other U.S. study abroad programs. The contractor's responsibilities include designing, developing, and distributing application materials, processing and screening numerous applications, establishing and maintaining a database for awards, managing the awards to individual recipients, and overseeing service agreements to ensure recipients fulfill their obligations. This notice of intent does not constitute a solicitation for competitive proposals, as no solicitation document currently exists. However, capability statements submitted within 15 days of this notice's publication will be considered for potential future requirements. The focus of the contract is on comprehensive administrative and programmatic support to ensure the successful operation and oversight of the graduate fellowship program, which is a key component in fostering expertise in strategically significant regions abroad.