Catholic Administrative Religious Education Coodinator

The U.S. Army's Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Jackson is procuring Catholic Administrative Religious Education and Pastoral Life Coordinator services to support religious education and pastoral programs at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Jackson in South Carolina. The contractor must assist the Catholic Chaplain and Priest by performing approximately 1,000 hours annually of administrative and religious coordination tasks, including attending monthly meetings, preparing calendars and liturgical documents, maintaining sacramental records, organizing program materials, and developing publicity materials. Key qualifications include obtaining Catechist certification from the Archdiocese for the Military Services within 90 days of award, maintaining a Common Access Card with a favorable background investigation, and completing multiple mandatory training courses including anti-terrorism, operations security, and child protection training. The government will award the contract to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror, evaluating proposals on three factors: technical acceptability (must be acceptable), price (fair and reasonable), and past performance (rated as acceptable, unacceptable, or neutral). The deadline for submitting questions was January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST, and proposals are due electronically by 10:00 AM EST on January 28, 2026.

This contract is set aside as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) opportunity with no incumbent contractor or prior contract history. The base contract period runs from March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods extending through February 28, 2031, for a total potential performance period of five years. The total award amount is listed at $13,000,000, structured as a firm-fixed-price contract in NAICS category 813110 (Religious Organizations). The contractor must maintain workers' compensation and comprehensive liability insurance with minimum coverage of $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and comply with Service Contract Act wage determinations for South Carolina, with administrative support and clerical classifications ranging from $14.78 to $28.90 per hour plus benefits. Performance will occur at the Main Post Chapel and other locations at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Jackson, located in Columbia, South Carolina, with the contractor required to obtain proper badging through the Fort Jackson Contractor Verification System and potentially participate in the Immigration Customs Enforcement Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers program.