Performance Work Statement (PWS).pdf

This is a Performance Work Statement (PWS) for a non-personnel services contract between the U.S. Army at Fort Bliss and a Catholic Priest contractor to provide religious support services.

The contract covers a base year of 12 months (February 20, 2026 to February 19, 2027) plus four optional one-year extension periods, with a potential six-month extension. The contractor must be an ordained Catholic Priest confirmed by the Roman Catholic Church and endorsed by the Archdiocese for Military Services (AMS), with a minimum of two years' experience in Catholic programming. Services include weekend masses (104 units), weekday masses (260 units), holy day masses (8 units), confession (156 units weekly), sacraments administration (baptism, confirmation, first communion, matrimony, anointing of the sick), pastoral counseling, pre-matrimonial counseling, funeral services, Order of Christian Initiation of Adults instruction, penance services, recording of sacraments, on-call emergency response (365 units annually), special masses, and monthly advisory services to the Garrison Chaplain. The contractor must attend planning and coordination meetings, provide monthly work logs and invoices, and maintain English proficiency at Level 3 per the Interagency Language Roundtable standards. Performance standards require 100% compliance for all core tasks, with monthly government inspection and evaluation. The Government furnishes chapel space, office facilities, utilities, equipment, and transportation to restricted areas. The contractor must provide all other personnel, materials, and supplies. Background checks per Army Directive 2014-23 are required, including FBI fingerprint checks and CNACI clearances for work with children. This is a firm fixed-price contract with payment made monthly on a per-service basis.