PZI_RFI 25072025 RE Ministries.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MINISTRIES COORDINATOR

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Classification:

Small Business Set Aside: Total Small Business Set Aside Product Service Code: G099 NAICS Code: 813110, Religious Organization Place of Performance: Hanscom Air Force Base

Background Information:

Located in Bedford Massachusetts, Hanscom Air Force Base (HAFB) is approximately 20 miles Northwest of Boston Massachusetts and 20 miles Southeast of Harvard Massachusetts. Nearby cities surrounding the base include Lincoln, Sudbury, Concord, Lexington, Lowell, North Chelmsford, Woburn, Waltham, Watertown and Newton Massachusetts.

Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will support the acquisition planning and market research regarding a Religious Education (RE) Ministry Coordinator non-personal services contract effort. This includes serving as the primary coordinator, facilitator, and organizer of the Catholic RE program (age ranging from youth to adult) which is under the responsibility of the HAFB Installation Chaplain.

NOTE:

This RFI is issued for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or commit the government to award a contract now or in the future. Submitting information for this RFI is voluntary, and participants will not be compensated. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. The information provided may be used by the Air Force in developing its acquisition strategy and performance specifications.

Contractual Information:

Please note that any resulting acquisition is expected to be conducted as a total (100%) small business set aside. Therefore, each offeror will be required to certify (via completing FAR 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representation) that it is a small business at the time its proposal is submitted for this acquisition.

The Government anticipates utilizing a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) structure.

Technical Description:

Education, Qualification, and Experience. Catholic RE Coordinator must:

o Possess or obtain required faith group certifications through the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS);

o Demonstrate a strong knowledge of Roman Catholic teachings, customs and traditions;

o Submit all required forms in accordance with Department of Defense Manual

(DoDM) 1402.5, Criminal History Background Checks for Line-Of-Sight Supervisors;

o Proficiency with Microsoft Office and understanding planning and executing a budget.

General Responsibilities, to include but not limited to:

o Assist Catholic Priest in development and implementation of an education and faith formation program;

o Attend and report at staff meetings and planning sessions;

o Provide updates to the Catholic Priest and Installation Chaplain pertaining to the

RE program;

o Coordinate volunteers with the planning and carrying out of events as related to the RE ministries.

RFI Response Request:

Interested parties should submit a Letter of Interest detailing how their organization would meet the requirements listed above. The Government acknowledges pertinent information to assist with the development of your response is currently not available, so please make assumptions to formulate your response.

Please provide a point of contact for your organization as well as the name of a person (if different) with authority to enter into agreements with outside parties. In addition to a Letter of interest, please indicate whether your company has performed or is currently performing this type of work and if the capability can be obtained under an existing Government contract.

If so, provide the contract number(s) and Government points of contact. Interested parties may provide, as part of the response, recommendations and/or concerns with the capabilities or attributes contained in this RFI.

RFI Submission Instructions:

1. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings on the cover sheet and on each applicable page. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. All information received in response to this RFI marked "Proprietary" will be protected and handled accordingly.

2. All documentation, including any illustrations, pictures, etc., must be no more than three

(3) pages in combined length and shall be either Portable Document Format (PDF) or Microsoft Word format. Formatted to 8.5" x 11" (letter size) paper with type no smaller than 11-point font.

3. To ensure Government receipt, combined file size of emailed attachments should be limited to 10 MB. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowed and will be stripped. Ensure only .pdf, .doc or .docx documents are attached to your email.

4. Please deliver RFI responses and any inquires via electronic submission through email to clarissa.baker@us.af.mil and kristin.morrison.1@us.af.mil.

5. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that includes "RFI-FA2835- REM [Company Name, yyyymmdd]"

6. Please provide RFI responses to the Government no later than (NLT) 1 Aug 2025.