Catholic_Priest_Pre-solicitation_Notice.docx

The 28th Contracting Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, SD intends to solicit, compete and award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for Catholic Priest services. The schedule of this contract will be a base year with two option years. The acquisition will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Procedures. The Request for Quotes (RFQ) and all related attachments will be posted in Federal Business Opportunities (FBO), website, http://www.fedbizopps.gov, on or about 26 June 2015. This will be a 100% Small Business Set-aside solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 813110.

Description of requirement: Serves as Catholic Priest for the Ellsworth Air Force Base Catholic Community. The contractor shall be responsible for the completion of all services outlined in this PWS in accordance with Department of Defense, United States Air Force, MAJCOM, 28th Bomb Wing, 28th Bomb Wing Chaplain (28 BW/HC) and Archdiocese of Military Services (AMS) regulations, policies, instructions, and laws. The contractor’s areas of responsibility is the overall development, coordination, and management of any Catholic- related programs to include budget and publicity, as approved by the and in accordance with the Ellsworth Chapel Ministry Plan.

The closing date and time for submission of offers will be contained within the solicitation package. Once the solicitation is posted, it is imperative that interested parties review the website frequently for any updates/amendments to any and all documents. Contractor's submitting a proposal must have a Cage Code and be registered in the System of Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov. Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number from Dunn & Bradstreet. The contracting office for this requirement is the 28th Contracting Squadron, 1000 Ellsworth Street, Suite 1200, Ellsworth AFB, SD 57706. Please submit any questions regarding this acquisition to the referenced point of contact (POC): Contract Specialist, Thomas Turnbull at thomas.turnbull.1@us.af.mil, or Alternate POC, Ms. Paula Moore at paula.moore.3@us.af.mil.