Q and A Chapel Music Services 20210826.docx

Chapel Music Services Questions and Answers

1) What is the award contract number? This requirement has not been awarded yet.

2) Was there an instance that there has been separate solicitations for the 4 positions (Catholic Music Director, Catholic Musician, Protestant Music Director, Protestant Musician)? If yes, what is the past award contract number for each?

FA461021P006 Catholic Musician FA461020P007 Protestant Musician FA461020P0037 Protestant Music Director

3) Is there an incumbent in place? Is there a volunteer in place?

-Yes, the incumbent is in-place.

4) What is the schedule of the services and rehearsal times? (Catholic and Protestant denominations)?

-Regular Service Times: (Can be changed by the Senior Religious Support Team to meet mission/program needs) Catholic Mass – 0900, Sunday Protestant Worship Service – 1100, Sunday -Current Rehearsal Times: (Can be changed by the Senior Religious Support Team to meet mission/program needs) Catholic Choir/Musicians Rehearsal: 0800 – Sunday Protestant Praise Team Rehearsal: 1300 – Saturday

5) What is the estimated number of Special services for the Catholic and Protestant denominations per year?

-Estimated Catholic Special Services: 10 -Estimated Protestant Special Services: 5

6) What is the size of the choir for the Catholic and the Protestant denominations?

-Catholic Choir & Musicians Size: Currently 6 but can increase/decrease -Protestant Praise Team Size: Currently 6 but can increase/decrease

7) What music instruments are available for use at the base chapel? (both the Catholic and Protestant denominations)?

-Available instruments include electric guitar, drum set, piano, keyboard, electric organ

8) Question for both the Catholic and the Protestant denominations: Are the music sheets available at the chapel? Who will fund for the CCLI certification of the music sheets ?

-The chapel funds CCLI subscription and music sheets are kept at the chapel.

9) Can the Music Director perform the services of the Musician? or do you prefer separate applicants for the Protestant Music Director, Catholic Music Director, Catholic Musician and the Protestant Musician?

-A Music Director can also perform Musician services

10) What music instruments should the Music Director (Catholic and Protestant) be familiar with?

-Guitar and Piano

11) What music instruments should the Musician (Catholic and Protestant) be familiar with?

-Guitar and Piano

12) What are the COVID protocols if any? Will the services be strictly face to face?

-COVID-19 mitigation protocols are specified by DoD, DAF, Vandenberg Space Force Base Public Health Directives, and Chapel protocols/guidance to include (but are not limited to) social distancing, facemask wear for vaccinated and unvaccinated members, sanitization of surfaces and equipment using chapel-provided sanitization supplies, exterior sanctuary doors being open/ajar for increased air flow. While singing, Chapel Choir members are required to stay within the boundaries of the individual free-standing face shields and re-apply their mask when not actively singing/protected by the free-standing face shield.

-Services are both in-person and live-streamed -subject to change in order to meet mission/program needs.