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

NA Notice of Intent to Award a contract to the Academy for Educational Development (AED) for support of graduate study programs in foreign countries that are determined to be critical to U.S. national security and are under-represented in other U.S. study abr oad programs. The contractor will provide support which includes, but is not limited to: (1) design, develop, and dissemination of application material; (2) process and screen a large number of applications; (3) establish a database for awards; (4) manag e awards to individual recipients; (5) oversee service agreement to ensure recipients meet obligations. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A solicitation document does not exist. Capability statements received within 15 da ys after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered for future requirements.