SOURCES SOUGHT: ERDC Fellowship Program Administration and Research Support

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – ERDC is conducting market research to identify firms—both small and other‑than‑small—that can establish and administer an ERDC Fellowship Program linking accredited universities with ERDC laboratories. The effort will be structured as a single‑award indefinite‑delivery, indefinite‑quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five‑year ordering period (one base year plus four option years). The contractor will be responsible for end‑to‑end fellowship administration, including recruitment, screening, placement, payment, travel management, on‑site collaboration, intellectual‑property handling, and ongoing program‑management support across multiple ERDC labs. Responses are limited to a concise capability statement (≤5 pages) and are not a formal solicitation. • Indefinite‑delivery, indefinite‑quantity contract (IDIQ) with a 5‑year ordering horizon. • Program administration for post‑doctoral, senior, journeyman, short‑term, and summer student fellows. • Technical focus areas: water resources, extreme mechanics, cold engineering, geospatial analytics, resilient infrastructure, digital engineering. • Multiple ERDC laboratories will issue task orders (CERL, CHL, CRREL, EL, GRL, GSL, ITL). • Required capabilities: recruitment, fellow onboarding/payroll, travel logistics, IP agreement administration, reporting, and quality‑management. • Small‑business participation is specifically encouraged; respondents must detail size, socioeconomic status, and any existing government contract vehicles. • No cost reimbursement for responding; submission via email with specified subject line and file naming convention.