Air Combat Command awarded a definitive contract to C C Gilbert for chaplain services on February 18, 2026, under a total small business set-aside. The ceiling value is $45,750.
The originating solicitation (FA480026R0005), posted January 29, 2026 and designated a 100 percent Women-Owned Small Business set-aside under NAICS 711130, sought a Protestant Musician/Coordinator to provide instrumental organ and piano music for Traditional Protestant worship services at Fort Eustis, Virginia. The contractor will accompany hymns, perform prelude and postlude music, support choir rehearsals, and provide music for special services including memorial ceremonies. Minimum qualifications include four years of experience playing organ and piano in church/chapel programs, at least one year of pipe organ experience for worship services, and three letters of recommendation from Parish Pastors. Award was made to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror based on resume evaluation and mandatory in-person audition held February 11, 2026.
The contract runs from February 18, 2026 through February 17, 2027 (base year), with four one-year option periods extending through February 17, 2031. The annual workload includes 53 regular Sunday services with rehearsals, 8 special services with rehearsals, and associated practice sessions. Performance is at Regimental Memorial Chapel (Fort Eustis Chapel), Newport News, Virginia, with contractor required to obtain base access and pass a background check for federal property entry.