A02 SSN JBMHH Catholic Priest Services.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. This is a Sources Sought Notice and should not be construed as a solicitation announcement. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, nor is it the intent of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Belvoir (MICC – Fort Belvoir), Virginia, to award a contract based on this Request for Information (RFI) or otherwise pay for the information sought.

The Government is seeking responses to this Sources Sought Notice from all interested businesses capable of providing the requirement. The Government intends to award this contract through full and open competition. Businesses are highly encouraged to identify capabilities in meeting the requirements.

MICC – Fort Belvoir is seeking preliminary market research information from capable and reliable sources to gain knowledge of potential qualified business sources capable of providing services of a Clergy-Catholic-Priest on an “As Needed” basis at the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall (JBMHH). The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor Officer who, in turn, is responsible to the Government.

Special Qualifications: The Archdiocese for Military Services (AMS) is an entity of the Roman Catholic Church whose mission is to provide the full range of pastoral ministries and spiritual services to those in the United States Armed Forces and other persons served at Army Medical Centers. The Archdiocese serves as the sole endorser (certifier) of Roman Catholic chaplains to the United States government. A Roman Catholic priest cannot serve this population without the express permission (endorsement) of the Archdiocese. ENDORSEMENTS ARE GRANTED ONLY TO PRIEST CONTRACTING

WITH THE CONTRACTING OFFICE OF A MILITARY INSTALLATION. THE AMS

WILL NOT ENDORSE A PRIEST WHO IS SUBCONTRACTED BY A THIRD-PARTY

CONTRACTOR WHO IN FACT HOLDS THE CONTRACT. (see AMS policy letter).

The Catholic Priest shall provide regular and special Catholic mass, sacraments, and confessions to the Catholic congregation at the locations and dates identified herein on an “As Needed” basis. The Contractor shall advise the Government Chaplaincy personnel as the Catholic subject matter expert (SME). The Contractor shall serve as the SME on Catholic religious instruction in compliance with the conformity listing maintained by the AMS.

Contract award will comply with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 52.219 – 14, Limitations on Subcontracting.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal

(RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S.

Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the System Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov or sam.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the System Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov or sam.gov for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are:

813110 Religious Organizations with a size standard of $13,000,000.00.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be e-mailed to the Contract Specialist, Swamana Rogers, at swamana.n.rogers.civ@army.mil with a courtesy copy (cc) to Rickey G. Hampton, Contracting Officer at rickey.g.hampton.civ@army.mil, no later than 10 June 2026 at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Please provide the following information within your capability statement:

1) Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, Unique Entity Identifier, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.

The NAICS code contemplated for this requirement is NAICS code(s) 813110 Religious Organizations, The NAICS Code is associated with a size standard of $13,000,000.00 In your opinion, does this NAICS code fit this requirement? If not, which NAICS code would you suggest and why?

2) Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.

3) Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination.

4. Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.

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5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.

6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition.

Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil or 520-944-7373, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.

7. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications to acquiring the identified items/services.

All data received in response to this Sources Sought Notice that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise because of a response to this Sources Sought Notice.

MICC – Fort Belvoir appreciates your assistance with this market research and emphasizes that this notice is for planning purposes only.

Capability packages shall not exceed five (5) pages.

Attachment 1: Performance Work Statement Attachment 2: AMS Policy Attachment 3: Minimum Requirements for Pastoral Care mailto:scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil