Foundation For Advanced Education In The Sciences, Inc.

Foundation For Advanced Education In The Sciences, Inc. (doing business as Faes), a non-profit organization headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, administers fellowship programs, provides educational services, and procures books and journals for the National Institutes of Health as a prime contractor on 135 awards spanning the past three decades. Faes competes full-and-open with no socioeconomic set-asides and operates exclusively as a prime — no subcontract footprint appears in the source data.

Faes's capability portfolio centers on fellowship program administration, stipend management, and logistical coordination across NIH institutes. Representative work includes a $624.4 million indefinite delivery contract with the National Library of Medicine for History of Medicine Fellowship Program management running through March 2027, a $450 thousand IDC with the National Institute on Aging for Masters of Professional Studies Fellowship Program support through November 2026, and two $10 million blanket purchase agreements with the NIH Office of Logistics and Acquisition for procurement of books, journals, and subscriptions (awarded March 2024 through March 2025, and June 2025 through June 2026). Recent delivery orders under these vehicles include $47.6 thousand for logistical support of fellowship stipend payments and travel at the National Library of Medicine (April 2026), $89.1 thousand for data science educational courses under the National Institute on Aging's CARD MPS Fellowship Program (May 2025), and $149.7 thousand for MPS Fellowship Program administration at the National Institute on Aging (August 2024).

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward NIH. The top five customer entities by potential value account for 95% of Faes's combined potential value, anchored by the Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (11 awards, $20.8 million), the National Library of Medicine (15 awards, $1.4 million), the National Institute on Aging (7 awards, $822 thousand), the Office of the Director (22 awards, $812 thousand), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (7 awards, $412 thousand). By award count, the Office of the Director leads with 22 awards, though these carry smaller individual values; the National Library of Medicine holds 15 awards; and the National Cancer Institute contributes 13 awards worth $164 thousand combined. Faes serves 18 distinct federal agencies in total, but NIH institutes and centers account for the vast majority of activity.

Faes holds position on multiple parent vehicles. The two largest IDCs are the National Library of Medicine contract (75N97022D00003) with 11 task orders worth $267 thousand combined, and another IDC (75N95022D00003) with the National Institute on Aging carrying 5 task orders valued at $391 thousand combined. A third IDC (HHSN276201700007I) has generated 4 task orders worth $130 thousand combined. The two BPAs for books and journals procurement represent the bulk of Faes's dollar ceiling but have generated relatively low task-order volume to date.

Activity has remained steady but modest. Faes averaged 4 to 7 awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026), with one award recorded in the first half of 2026. Combined potential value across all 135 awards totals $25.6 million, of which $4.1 million (16%) has been obligated. Only one award is scheduled for completion within the next twenty-four months ($48 thousand), meaning minimal recompete pressure in the near term. The NAICS footprint reflects Faes's core mission: Educational Support Services (24 awards), Administration of Education Programs (24 awards), and Professional and Management Development Training (17 awards) dominate, with secondary work in colleges and universities administration and scientific consulting. The PSC profile mirrors this, with Support-Professional: Other (44 awards) and Education/Training fees (24 awards) leading.