20180426_Questions_and_Answers.docx

Questions and Answers

I. Is it okay to bid only for the choir director or are we required to make a complete quote for all the tasks specified in the PWS? No, only proposals for all of the work will be considered for award.

FOR CATHOLIC CHOIR DIRECTOR:

1) What is the amount of the past award and number of options years for this, if any? $282,640.00 for Base + 3 option years.

2) What is the name of the past awardee in case there is a past award information? Previous Task Order: W91QF4-14-C-0009, PoP: 1 Aug 2014 - 30 June 2018. Contractor: Oridota Tolulope

3) Is there an incumbent in place? See number 2.

4) Is there a volunteer Choir Director? No.

5) Is the Choir Director required to have the ability to sight read and transpose music? Yes, Sight reading is used much more than transposing.

6) Is there a musician in place who will act as an accompanist? Yes. There is a musician who plays the piano/organ.

7) Can the Catholic Choir Director and the Protestant Choir Director be rendered by one person? No, the service times are too close together.

8) What are the musical instruments that the Choir Director needs to be familiar with? Piano and Organ.

FOR PROTESTANT CHOIR DIRECTOR:

1) What is the amount of the past award and number of options years for this, if any? $282,640.00 for Base + 3 option years.

2) What is the name of the past awardee in case there is a past award information? W91QF4-14-C-0009, PoP: 1 Aug 2014 - 30 June 2018. Contractor: Oridota Tolulope.

3) Is there an incumbent in place? See number 2.

4) Is there a volunteer Choir Director in place? No.

5) Is the Choir Director required to have the ability to sight read and transpose music? Yes. This position is the one that requires the most knowledge of music.

6) Is there a musician in place who will act as an accompanist? Yes.

7) What are the musical instruments that the Choir Director needs to be familiar with? Piano and Pipe Organ.

FOR KEYBOARD MUSICAL SUPPORT FOR GOSPEL WORSHIP:

1) What is the amount of the past award and number of options years for this, if any? $282,640.00 for Base + 3 option years.

2) What is the name of the past awardee in case there is a past award information? W91QF4-14-C-0009, PoP: 1 Aug 2014 - 30 June 2018. Contractor: Oridota Tolulope.

3) Is there an incumbent in place? See number 2.

4) Is there a volunteer in place? No

5) Is the musician required to have the ability to sight read and transpose music? I don’t foresee transposing as a needed skill but they will need to sight read.

6) What type of keyboard should the musician be familiar with? There is a Yamaha and a Korg used in the service.

FOR ORGAN MUSICAL SUPPORT FOR LITURGICAL SERVICE:

1) What is the amount of the past award and number of options years for this, if any? $282,640.00 for Base + 3 option years.

2) What is the name of the past awardee in case there is a past award information? W91QF4-14-C-0009, PoP: 1 Aug 2014 - 30 June 2018. Contractor: Oridota Tolulope.

3) Is there an incumbent in place? See number 2.

4) Is there a volunteer in place? No.

5) Is the musician required to have the ability to sight read and transpose music? Sight reading.

6) What type of organ should the musician/Music director be familiar with (Allen, Hammond, Yamaha clavinova, pipe organ)? There is no pipe organ in Memorial Chapel, it is and electric organ. The manufacturer is Johannus and the model is a Swelinck 30. There is also a Yamaha Clavinova that is used infrequently.

7) Can the Musical Support for Liturgical Service and Musical Support for Episcopal Service be rendered by one person? Yes. We currently have one subcontractor covering both services (Liturgical/Episcopal)

FOR ORGAN MUSICAL SUPPORT FOR EPISCOPAL WORSHIP:

1) What is the amount of the past award and number of options years for this, if any? $282,640.00 for Base + 3 option years.

2) What is the name of the past awardee in case there is a past award information?

W91QF4-14-C-0009, PoP: 1 Aug 2014 - 30 June 2018. Contractor: Oridota Tolulope.

3) Is there an incumbent in place? See number 2.

4) Is there a volunteer in place? No.

5) Is the musician required to have the ability to sight read and transpose music? Sight Reading.

6) What type of organ should the musician/Music director be familiar with (Allen, Hammond, Yamaha clavinova, pipe organ)? There is no pipe organ in Memorial Chapel, it is and electric organ. The manufacturer is Johannus and the model is a Swelinck 30. There is also a Yamaha Clavinova that is used infrequently.

7) What is the distance between the Pioneer Chapel and Memorial Chapel? 0.5 Miles.