A.1 SOW ICO Catholic Musician with Cantor.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

CATHOLIC MUSICIAN/ORGANIST & CANTOR

FOR CATHOLIC MASSES

(15 – 20 Units of Service/Hours)

In this statement of work, the Contractor of support for the Sunday 0900 & 1215 Catholic Masses will be referred to as “Contractor/Musician.” Determination of selection of a Contractor for the United States Government.

1. Background

1.1. The Command Religious Program (CRP) focuses on the provision of worship services for spiritual growth and development for all military personnel and their family members.

2. Scope

2.1. Command Religious Program requires Contractor support for the delivery of musical support as Musician/Organist and Cantor for the Roman Catholic Sunday Masses onboard MCINCR-MCBQ at the Marine Memorial Chapel and for special/seasonal services and Holy Days of Obligation (including their vigils), as well as funeral and memorial services.

3. Tasks

3.1. The Contractor, the Musician, shall be responsible for all music associated with worship and provide instrumentation for all music (preludes, postludes, congregational music offertories, anthems, choral music, and service music). The Contractor/Musician shall coordinate with and recommend to the Catholic Priest on all instrumental music and songs for each Mass/service, in accordance with the rubrics and liturgical instructions of the Roman Rite as articulated in the Roman Gradual and the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. There will be a 5-minute prelude before the Mass and a 3-minute postlude after Mass.

3.2. The Contract/Musician shall be responsible for all music and choir rehearsals associated with the Catholic Masses/worship. The Contractor/Musician shall provide instrumentation for weekly scheduled choir rehearsals (times to be determined by the Catholic Priest), soloist rehearsals when they are part of the musical program and seasonal/special rehearsals, as required. For this contract a rehearsal is defined as a period of time no less than one (1) hour during which the Contractor/Musician rehearses that music in preparation for public use in the Catholic Chapel programs (which includes both Masses).

3.3. The Contractor/Musician shall recommend and provide instrumentation for funerals and memorial services for active-duty Marines, for active-duty Marine Corps Base Quantico personnel, and/or for family members of active duty MCINCR-MCBQ personnel of the Catholic Faith, as needed.

3.4. The Contractor/Musician shall provide recommendations to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) concerning the proper maintenance of the chapel organ and pianos.

3.5. The Contractor will provide in advance the music plan for all regular and special/seasonal Masses/services, at least one month in advance. For Masses/services scheduled on short notice, the plan of instrumental music will be passed to the Contractor/Musician as soon as possible.

3.6. The Contractor shall provide all instruments, other than the organs and piano in the Marine Memorial Chapel (MMC) or designated worship location on MCINCR-MCBQ Quantico.

The Contractor retains the first right of refusal for to provide instrumentation (or appropriate substitute) and soloist accompaniment when required for scheduled Catholic Chapel Wedding Masses, understanding the families can always elect to provide their own musicians if desired. The Contractor will provide a list of alternates if unable or unwilling to support a wedding. Since weddings and wedding rehearsals are not part of the Chapel Program, fees for the services are not covered within the contract. Fees for these services will be provided by the wedding couple and in accordance with published wedding guidelines.

3.7. The Contractor shall recommend music and provide instrumentation for funerals and memorial services for active-duty Marines, for active-duty Marine Corps Base Quantico personnel, and/or for family members of active duty MCINCR-MCBQ personnel of the Catholic Faith, as needed. For non-Marine Corps Base Quantico personnel and/or family members the Contractor retains the first right of refusal for to provide instrumentation (or appropriate substitute) and soloist and accompaniment fees for this service will be provided by the family or funeral home, understanding the families can always elect to provide their own musicians if desired. There will be a 15-minute prelude before each funeral/memorial service.

3.8. The Contractor shall show flexibility with regard to musical selection and be willing to include both contemporary and traditional music in the preparation of all worship Masses/services.

3.9. The Contractor shall show flexibility with regard to volunteers who play instruments other than the piano or organ and welcome the accompanists and or instrumentalists.

3.10 The following special musician events are to be supported by the Contractor:

Ash Wednesday Mass Tenebrae Service Holy Thursday Mass and Procession Good Friday Service Easter Vigil Mass Confirmation Mass Corpus Christi Procession Christ the King Procession Children’s Nativity Play

4. Qualifications

4.1. The Contractor shall have the following qualifications:

4.1.1. Written evidence of at least five (5) plus years of current experience as an organist in a military Catholic chapel community or Catholic Church with professional knowledge of the Catholic Liturgy/music provide by the Catholic publisher, Source and Summit, ensuring to utilize the songs and liturgical sections as it follows the Church Calendar year without inputting their own selections without first confirming with the Priest conducting the Mass that the selections are fitting for the liturgical season of the year. Contractor’s experience with the organ should be at least four (4) plus years so the contractor will utilize the organ as the primary and preferred instrument for the Catholic liturgy.

4.1.2. The Contractor shall possess a level of musicianship to include the ability to read and sight-read musical text, shall be able to play the piano or organ, and be able to transpose musical text up and down the scale at sight.

4.1.3. Demonstrated keyboard proficiency in playing hymns and service music and in accompanying choirs and soloists.

4.1.4. Written evidence of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) certification at the basic level.

4.1.5. Written evidence of formal training in organ. This training may have been in the form of college courses.

4.1.6. Proficient in music harmonization and in harmonization and in accompanying Cantors, leaders of song, choirs, and soloists. The Contract shall have at a minimum, two (2) years’ experience in this area.

5. Contractor Responsibilities

5.1. The Contractor shall provide and pay for a satisfactory substitute when the Contractor is unable to perform services as outlined in the Statement of Work (SOW). The Contractor shall be responsible for training the substitute.

5.2. The Contractor shall provide evidence that they have had a background check completed with no adverse findings. The Contractors must complete registration in the Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) prior to entering MCB Quantico. The Contractors must possess of a valid form of identification.

5.3. Visit the Base Access site at the link provided and follow the instructions for Contractors to obtain base access.

5.4. The DBIDS registration information and a list of valid forms of identification are found at: https://www.quantico.marines.mil/Info/Base-Access/

5.5. The Contractors shall present a Government form of ID at the main entrance to MCB Quantico.

5.6 The Contractor/Musician shall provide a sub-contractor to be the Cantor for both Masses. The Contractor will be responsible in contracting and paying Sub-contractor/Cantor. Funding will be provided within contract for paying Cantor. The Cantor must have the ability to confidently sing all parts of the Mass for the people and Liturgy of the Word and Eucharist, especially the entrance/offertory/Communion proper antiphons, Mass Ordinary, Responsorial Psalm, Sequences, hymns, and the Passion narratives on Palm Sunday and Good Friday. The Cantor must be able to sing confidently in Latin per the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. The Contractor and Cantor must practice all liturgical music outside of Mass time so that the performance is coordinated and beautiful, facilitating congregational prayer.

6. Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)

6.1. The Contractor shall have access to the organs and piano at the Marine Memorial Chapel (MMC) and the piano at Diamond Hall.

6.2. The Government shall provide the Contractor access to the Command Religious Program Music Library.

7. Place of Performance

7.1. Services shall be performed at Marine Memorial Chapel, Marine Corps Base (MCB), Quantico, VA, various other locations aboard MCB Quantico and the Semper Fidelis Chapel at the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) when requested.

8. Period of Performance

8.1. The Government requires a twelve (12) month base period of performance and four (4) twelve (12) month option periods, beginning date of award.

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