Catholic Music Director
The Department of the Air Force Space Command is seeking a Catholic Music Director for the Buckley Space Force Base Chapel through a competitive solicitation. The contractor will provide music direction services for Catholic worship services, including weekly services, rehearsals, and special liturgies over a 12-month period. Key qualifications include 2+ years of college in music performance or equivalent experience, with the ability to sing, lead congregations, organize choirs, sight-read, and play piano/keyboard/guitar. The contract will be awarded on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with quotes due by 4:00 PM MST on February 24, 2025, and preliminary questions accepted until 4:00 PM MST on February 17, 2025. Vendors must be registered in SAM.gov and comply with federal contracting regulations.
The solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside with a base period of one year starting March 15, 2025, and includes four one-year option periods plus a six-month extension option. The contract falls under NAICS category 813110 (Religious Organizations) with a size standard of $13 million. Performance will occur at the chapel located in Aurora, CO 80011, with 129 total sessions planned annually, including 52 worship services, 52 weekly rehearsals, 10 special service performances, and 15 special service rehearsals. The contractor must arrive 60 minutes before services and 15 minutes before rehearsals, maintain equipment and facilities, and submit monthly invoices through Wide-Area Workflow. A favorable background check within 30 days of hire is required, and the position includes use of chapel-provided instruments such as a piano and drums.
FA254325Q0010 Department of the Air Force Space Command
2/10/25, 3:50 PM FY25 355 WG Chapel Services IDIQ
The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command is seeking a contractor to provide Catholic and Protestant Chapel Support Services for the 355th Wing Chapel at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. The solicitation requires filling six specific positions: Catholic Religious Education Coordinator, Catholic Music Director, Catholic Music Accompanist, Protestant Religious Education Coordinator, Protestant Worship Music Director, and Gospel Worship Music Director. The contract will be evaluated using a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology, with technical acceptance based on descriptive literature and past performance. Potential offerors must submit questions by February 17, 2025, at 12:00 PM Arizona time, with final quotes due by February 21, 2025, at 12:00 PM. The primary point of contact for the solicitation is SSgt Carlos Melendez, with Roxanne Elfering serving as the alternate contact.
The contract is designated as a 100% Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 813110 (Religious Organizations) with a size standard of $13 million. The incumbent contractor is Idemma, LLC, who is eligible to bid on this new solicitation. The contract will be a firm-fixed price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a base period from March 1, 2025, through February 29, 2030, including four option years. Each position has specific hour or unit limitations, with Catholic and Protestant Religious Education Coordinators limited to 1,560 hours annually and music director positions ranging from 114 to 280 units per year. The place of performance is located in Tucson, Arizona (ZIP code 85708), and the government reserves the right to make multiple awards or no award at all. Wage rates will be determined according to the Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2015-5473, Revision 24, which establishes minimum hourly rates for various occupational classifications.
FA487725QA002 Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command
8/23/24, 12:57 PM Roman Catholic Religious Education Coordinator Services
The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center is seeking a Roman Catholic Religious Education Coordinator for services at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The solicitation requires a contractor to support the base's Roman Catholic community by managing religious education programs, coordinating sacramental preparations, and supervising volunteer catechists. Qualified candidates must possess a bachelor's degree (preferably in theology), have a minimum of two years of experience as a Catholic Religious Education coordinator, be a practicing Roman Catholic in good standing, and complete mandatory VIRTUS training and background checks. The contract will be awarded on a best value basis using lowest-priced technically acceptable evaluation criteria, with quotes due by February 28, 2025, at 11:00am CST. Potential offerors must submit candidate resumes and references via email to the Contract Specialist Amanda Hensley and Contracting Officer Paul Brinckhaus, with questions accepted until December 13, 2024.
The solicitation is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS category 813110 (Religious Organizations) with a size standard of $13,000,000. The contract structure includes a 12-month base period with four additional 12-month option years, covering approximately 1,120 hours of service annually from September through June. The contractor will provide services at two worship locations - the Chapel Center and West Gate Chapel - performing approximately 20 hours of work per week, including Sunday religious education classes, office hours, and staff meetings. The government will provide office space, supplies, and equipment, while the contractor must supply personal transportation and computer access for non-government systems. The place of performance is Eglin AFB, Florida 32542, with payment processed through the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system using specific routing codes provided by the contracting office.
FA2823-25-Q-3031 Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Test Center
2/12/25, 11:51 AM OPTION - Fort Hood Roman Catholic Religious ED Coordinator
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is W91151-21-Q-0171_01 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 813110 with a small business size standard of $7.50M. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com, will end on: 2021-08-26 13:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Fort Hood , TX 76544The MICC Fort Hood requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 09/20/2021 - 09/19/2022LI 001: Roman Catholic Religious Education Coordinator (12 Months), 1, EA;Option 1 Period of Performance: 09/20/2022 - 09/19/2023LI 001: Roman Catholic Religious Education Coordinator (12 Months), 1, EA;Option 2 Period of Performance: 09/20/2023 - 09/19/2024LI 001: Roman Catholic Religious Education Coordinator (12 Months), 1, EA;Option 3 Period of Performance: 09/20/2024 - 09/19/2025LI 001: Roman Catholic Religious Education Coordinator (12 Months), 1, EA;Option 4 Period of Performance: 09/20/2025 - 09/19/2026LI 001: Roman Catholic Religious Education Coordinator (12 Months), 1, EA;Solicitation and Buy Attachments***Question Submission: Interested Offerers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.***For this solicitation, MICC Fort Hood intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison Marketplace. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. MICC Fort Hood is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should Offerers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive.In responding to this Request for Quote (RFQ), you must provide the manufacturer's name and part numbers AND salient characteristics of the items you are proposing to sell to the Government.
Regardless of the terminology used in each RFQ ("Brand Name or Equal", or "meet minimum stated specifications), the information describing what you are offering must be physically written into the seller's bid specification block.
Salient characteristics are defined as "pronounced features of an item that identify it describe its size and composition, functional intent, and/or operational capabilities or limits."
When researching product capabilities, you must, as a minimum, respond with feature for feature comparisons in order for your product to be technically evaluated for sufficiency.
Responses such as "bidding exact match", "as specified", or cutting and pasting the Government's specification information into the seller's bid specification block are not acceptable responses.
Offerors who respond in any of the three examples directly above will be eliminated from the competition without consideration of their offer.
If you are bidding the same product as is being requested, your seller bid specification should indicate: "Bidding on Manufacturer (Insert Name) and Part Number (Insert Number).
If you are bidding on an "or equal" product, your seller bid specification must state: Bidding on Manufacturer (Insert Name) and Part Number (Insert Number), containing the following salient characteristics (insert salient characteristics).
If your response does not contain all of the required information called out in this notice, your quote will be determined nonresponsive and will not be considered for award.The apparent awardee shall acknowledge acceptance of any and all re-postings (amendments), in writing, prior to any award resulting from this solicitation.The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 813110
with the related size standard of $8.0M. The
NAICS code identified herein must appear in FAR 52.212-3 "Offeror
Representations and Certifications" in SAM and the vendor must be actively
registered in that NAICS prior to receipt of quote in order to receive an
award. Offeror are reminded that failure to comply "shall render their quote
as non-responsive."Unison Marketplace is a mechanism used by this office to solicit for common use
commercial items in accordance with FAR 13.5. Unison Marketplace is NOT a forum for
filing protests against the Government. Attempts to file protests through
Unison Marketplace will not be considered legitimate as they do not conform to the
requirements in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). It is preferable
that disputes and protests be resolved as quickly as possible at the lowest
level possible before considering the more formal process described below.
The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to
seek resolution of their concerns within AMC, as an Alternate Dispute
Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or
performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within
the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal
is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely,
protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.10. If you
want to file a protest under the AMC-Level Protest Program, the protest must
request resolution under that program and be sent to the address below. All
other agency-level protests should be sent to the contracting officer for
resolution. The address for filing a protest directly with AMC is: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Fax: (256) 450-8840 or e-mail: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil. Packages sent Federal Express or UPS should be addressed to: HQ Army Material Command
Office of Command Counsel 9301 Chapek Rd, Rm 2-1SE3401 Ft Belvoir, VA
22060-5527. The AMC-Level Protest procedures are found at:
http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp. If internet access is not
available, contact the HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest procedures.The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.The Contractor shall NOT make partial line item shipments against any resulting purchase order/contract issued as a result of this solicitation; e.g., if a line item on the contract reads - Computer, 10 each, the contractor shall NOT ship 3 computers on one shipment and 7 computers on a second shipment. Failure to adhere to this requirement will result in invoices being rejected in WAWF and/or a delay in payment for non-conforming shipped quantities.Company must be registered on System for Award Management
(SAM) prior to receipt of quote in order to receive an award. Offeror are
reminded that failure to comply "shall render their quote as
non-responsive." If company is not registered in SAM, they may do so by
going to SAM web site at www.sam.gov.Proposed responders must submit any questions concerning this solicitation before (date), (time), to reasonably expect a response from the Government. Those questions not received within the prescribed date will not be considered.FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.)Bid MUST be good for 90 days, after submission. No partial bids will be accepted.
W91151-21-Q-0171_01 Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Hood
8/20/21, 3:54 PM