Operation Of Religious Facilities

The PSC Category M1FE covers Operation of Religious Facilities, encompassing a wide range of religious service contracts for federal agencies. These services include roles such as chaplains, religious education directors, music directors, youth ministry directors, and worship service providers. The contracts support religious programming and spiritual support across various military installations and federal facilities, ensuring personnel have access to comprehensive religious services and programming.

Federal Contract Awards in this category demonstrate a consistent pattern of small business and socially disadvantaged business participation. Typical contract values range from approximately $2,300 to $551,160, with performance periods spanning one to five years. Key funding agencies include the Department of Air Force, Navy, and Army, with most awards issued as firm fixed-price purchase orders or definitive contracts. Frequent awardees include small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and veteran-owned enterprises, with set-aside designations frequently targeting total small businesses, woman-owned small businesses, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Performance locations are predominantly military bases across the United States and select international locations like Japan.

The most recent Federal Contract Opportunity is a Request for Information (RFI) from the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), seeking religious services for five detention facilities located in Batavia, NY; Miami, FL; Los Fresnos, TX; Florence, AZ; and El Paso, TX. The opportunity requests capability statements from small businesses to provide five full-time chaplains, five program managers, and one national program manager. The primary objective is to establish a comprehensive Religious Services Program that provides detainees structured opportunities to practice their religious beliefs, with a specific requirement to include at least one chaplain from a non-Christian denomination.