EXTRA-76581 - USA (Vicksburg, Mississippi) - RFI for Fellowship Program Administration and Research Support Service - Sources Sought - Deadline October 1,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide fellowship program administration and research support service to the government authority located in Vicksburg, MS. – Conducting market research to identify capable small businesses and other–than–small businesses that can establish and administer a fellowship program.– Recruit, screen, and manage Fellows in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and related disciplines. – Administer fellowship appointments and support research opportunities aligned with task–order requirements.– Provide program–management support, including kickoff meetings, monthly progress meetings, periodic progress reporting, and quality–management processes.– Support background–check, access, and training requirements as applicable to individual task orders– Pay fellows and manage administrative logistics, performance, records, and program operations.– Support research opportunities in the following technical focus areas.– Support fellowship opportunities across the following categories:• Postdoctoral fellows.• Senior fellows.• Journeyman fellows.• Short–term fellows.• Summer student experience participants.(2) The contract period will be for one year.