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Performance Work Statement Protestant Musician

1. General. The Musician provides appropriate musical support during the designated worship services in support of the Liturgical, Traditional Permanent Party, ITRO Contemporary and the three brigade worship services conducted by the Ft. Leonard Wood Installation Chaplain’s Office. The mission of the Chaplain’s program is to provide for Essential Elements of Religion, to include worship services for all assigned Soldiers, civilians, and family members and requires professional quality music to enhance and assist the congregation in worship.

2. The Contractor shall provide qualified personnel to perform the following tasks to effectively provide the required music services.

2.1 Contractor shall contact the designated Chaplain of each service no later than Tuesday to receive the musical selections for the following Sunday service. The government will provide the musical selections no later than the close of business the following Wednesday.

Standard: Contractor contacts the designated Chaplain no later than close of business each Tuesday 100% of the time.

2.2 For the Brigade (BDE) and Inter-Service Training Review Organization (ITRO) Contemporary services, after receiving the musical selections, the contractor will develop worship slides to be projected during the worship service and deliver them to the chapel NCOIC or his/her designee NLT 1200 Friday prior to each service.

Standard: Develop and deliver worship slides on time 100% of the time.

2.3 The contractor provided musician shall play the selected music for the designated worship services. Contractor shall coordinate with the designated Chaplain prior to the services to determine the opening hours for the chapel and ensure that the contractor is prepared and ready to play when the services begin. Music for the Liturgical and Traditional services is predominantly “traditional.” Music for the Brigade and ITRO Contemporary services is “contemporary.”

2.3.1 Musicians provided by the contractor shall demonstrate the ability to meet the Army Band Standard found in FM 12-44 by possessing the proper techniques to play a selection cleanly;

maintain tempo during runs or technical passages; quickly correct mistakes when stumbling on a passage, and play scales and arpeggios rapidly.

2.3.2 All musicians performing services pursuant to this contract shall demonstrate the ability to meet the Army Band Standard found in FM 12-44 by possessing the ability to sight read music by demonstrating easy transitions, observing dynamics and expression markings while reading, and playing unfamiliar music with reasonable assurance.

Standard: The musician is present and ready to play the musical selection no later than the start of the service 100% of the time. The contractor shall perform the music in accordance with the Army Band Standard 100% of the time.

2.3.2.1 Should the contractor provided musician not meet the Army Band Standard, the contractor shall replace the musician with a musician meeting the contract standard immediately.

No payment shall be owed for services not meeting the performance standards specified in the

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Standard: Qualified piano player performs at every service 100% of the time.

2.4 The contractor provided musician shall also lead the volunteer vocalists and musicians supporting the worship services or rehearsals. Rehearsal requirements are specified in paragraphs 2.5.2, 2.6.2 and 2.6.2.1.

Standard: The musician vocally leads the worship music, volunteer vocalists and musicians 100% of the time.

2.5 Services: Service Information

2.5.1 Time and Location: Liturgical Service is held each Sunday from 0900 until 1000 at South Iowa Chapel; Traditional Service is held each Sunday from 1100 until 1200 at Soldier Memorial Chapel; ITRO Contemporary Service is held each Sunday from 1100 until 1200 at Specker Barracks Chapel; the Brigade Services are held each Sunday from 0800 until 0900, 0930 until 1030 and 1100 until 1200 at Main Post Chapel.

2.5.2 Service Rehearsals: For the ITRO Contemporary Service, one rehearsal per week will be held prior to the worship service at Specker Barracks Chapel. Exact time will be coordinated between the Chaplain in Charge, the Contractor and the other worship team participants. No other regular worship services will have rehearsals.

2.5.3 Contractor personnel shall adhere to the following dress: business casual (slacks, button shirt, closed shoes) for men and business casual (shoulders covered and dress/skirt no higher than mid-thigh) for women.

Standard: Contractor provided musicians shall be on time and at the correct location for services and rehearsals 100% of the time. Contractor personnel shall present a professional appearance and ensure that attire is appropriate for religious worship services and meet the restrictions in

2.5.3 100% of the time.

2.6 Special Services: Service Information:

2.6.1 When requested by the Garrison Chaplain, contractor shall provide music for special and/or unplanned religious services sponsored by the Religious Support Office. These special services may include religious holidays, funerals, memorial services or ceremonies or to provide music for the Crossroads Contemporary service when the musical volunteers are unable to provide the worship music. The number of additional services will not exceed the amount permitted in the contract and any modifications. The special and/or unplanned religious services requiring contract support shall not exceed the numbers specified in paragraphs 2.6.1 through 2.6.2.1. The Garrison Chaplain will give the Contractor at least 72 hours notice where support is required for unplanned religious services.

2.6.1.1 Known additional services include the following:

2.6.1.2 Liturgical Service: Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday (3).

2.6.1.3 Installation-wide Services: Easter Sunrise Service, National Prayer Breakfast, Christmas Eve Service, Chaplain Anniversary Service (4).

2.6.1.4 Memorial Ceremonies, Services and Funerals. If an exception to policy is granted and a musician is requested by the Garrison Chaplain to provide music in the event of the death of a Service Member or DoD Civilian employee, no more than three (3) in any contract year.

2.6.1.5 Crossroads Contemporary Service. Crossroads Contemporary Service is a permanent-party worship service in the “contemporary” worship style and uses volunteers to provide music for their worship services. There may be occasions when there are not sufficient volunteers available to meet the minimum standard for the worship service, no more than six (6) in any contract year. When requested by the Garrison Chaplain, contractor shall provide a musician for the worship service from 1700 until 1830 at Main Post Chapel and for a one hour rehearsal at some time prior to the service as coordinated with the Chaplain in Charge of the service at least 72 hours prior to the rehearsal, the contractor and the other volunteer musicians.

2.6.2 Additional Service Rehearsals: When special services are requested by the Garrison Chaplain, one rehearsal will be coordinated between the Chaplain in Charge of the special service and the Contractor. The number of special service rehearsals shall not exceed the number of special services permitted by the contract.

2.6.2.1 Known additional service rehearsals include: Easter Sunrise Service, National Prayer Breakfast, Christmas Eve Service, Chaplain Anniversary Service, Crossroads Contemporary Service. No more than ten (10) additional service rehearsals in any contract year.

Standard: Contractor provided musicians shall be on time and at the correct location for coordinated additional services and rehearsals 100% of the time. Contractor personnel shall present a professional appearance and ensure that attire is appropriate for religious worship services and meet the restrictions in 2.5.3 100% of the time.

2.7 Contractor Manpower Reporting: contractor shall comply with the Army’s Contractor Manpower Reporting requirement. Registration and reporting information is available at https://cmra.army.mil.

Standard: Contractor shall comply with all instructions and requirements for Contractor Manpower Reporting in accordance with the Contractor Manpower Reporting system.

3. AT Level I Training. This provision/contract text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facility or area. All contractor/subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR (or KO if no COR is appointed) within 45 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I Awareness Training (JS-US007-14: Level I Antiterrorism Awareness Training) will reside on the Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) website at the following URL: https://jkodirect.jten.mil Users need to enroll in "Course #JS-US007-14" to receive credit for the training.

4. Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army-controlled installation, facility or area. Contractor and all associated sub-contractor employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander, installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Directorate of Emergency Services or Security Office. The requesting contractor will submit their request for an installation pass to their sponsor using the following link: https://vcc1.icmvcc.com/im3500/. A valid sponsor may be either the COR, COTR, or KO if neither is appointed. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DoD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

4a. For contractors requiring CAC. Before CAC issuance, the contractor employee requires, at a minimum, a favorably adjudicated National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) or an equivalent or higher investigation in accordance with Army Directive 2014-05. The contractor employee will be issued a CAC only if duties involve one of the following: (1) both physical access to a DoD facility and access, via logon, to DoD networks on-site or remotely; (2) remote access, via logon, to a DoD network using DoD-approved remote access procedures; or (3) physical access to multiple DoD facilities or multiple non-DoD federally controlled facilities on behalf of the DoD on a recurring basis for a period of 6 months or more. At the discretion of the sponsoring activity, an initial CAC may be issued based on favorable review of the FBI fingerprint check and a successfully scheduled NACI at the Office of Personnel Management.

4b. For contractors that do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation.

Contractor and all associated subcontractor employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index

(NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (Army Directive 2014-05/AR 190-13); applicable installation, facility and area commander installation and facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by Government representative); or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status-of-forces agreements and other theater regulations.

5. iWatch Training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. The contractor and all associated subcontractors are required to review the Fort Leonard Wood, Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) Web link on iWatch. This locally developed Web-linked training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity. Suspicious Activity will also be reported to the COR (or KO if no COR is appointed). This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR (or KO if no COR is appointed) NLT 30 calendar days after contract award.

The following iWatch Web link is provided http://www.wood.army.mil/LEC/iWatch/iWatch.htm.

6. Army Training Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) registration for contractor employees who require access to Government information systems. All contractor employees with access to a Government information system must be registered in the ATCTS at commencement of services and must successfully complete the DoD Information Assurance Awareness prior to access to the information system and annually thereafter.

7. OPSEC Plan. The Operations Security (OPSEC) Plan and User Agreement will be available for Contractors to review at the Contracting Office located in Building 11400, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, from the hours of 0730 to 1600. The COR will ensure the Contractor is aware of the Installation's OPSEC Plan and is in compliance with the Installation's OPSEC Plan during contract performance.

8. OPSEC Training. Pursuant to AR 530-1, all Contractor personnel must complete initial Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days beginning performance on this contract. For contracts that cross fiscal years, or for contracts with option years, all contractor personnel shall complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The MSCoE OPSEC Officer will provide training. Contact information for this Government employee will be provided at the kick-off meeting.

9. The MSCoE OPSEC Officer will provide a one hour training session conducted on FLW for Contractor personnel working on this installation. The COR will coordinate this training at the time of task order modification or award.

10. Contractor shall provide a list of personnel trained to the COR within five (5) business days of completion of training.

11. Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.