Catholic Chaplain Religious Support Services, Ft. Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield, GA

  General:  This is a PSW for a non-personal services contract under which the personnel rendering the services are not subject, either by the contract’s terms or by the manner of its administration, to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the Government and its employees.  Throughout this PWS, the term “Contractor” refers to the Roman Catholic Priest.

1.1.  Description of Services/Introduction:  The non-personal services contract is to provide a Roman Catholic Priest for Sunday mass, sacraments, and confessions for the Roman Catholic congregation of HAAF Chapel at Savannah, Georgia.  The non-personal services contact is considered part-time.

1.2.  Background:  The services of a Roman Catholic Priest for HAAF Chapel falls under the USAG Fort Stewart Chaplain’s Religious Support Program as defined in the Command Master Religious Program (CMRP).  The mission of the Chaplain’s Religious Support Program is to provide military religious support activities that meet the religious requirements of Soldiers, Families, and authorized civilians.  The primary goal of the Chaplains’ Religious Support Program is to ensure the free exercise of religious preference which is a statutory requirement under USC Title 10.  Roman Catholic Mass and sacramental rites are Statutory (Title 10), Essential Elements of Religion.  As a non-personal services Contractor, the Roman Catholic Priest is not a member of the Commander’s Staff or Command Chaplain’s Staff.

1.3.  Scope:  The Contractor shall provide non-personal service(s).  The Contractor shall assume total responsibility for all requirements stated herein on the commencement date of the performance period.  The Contractor shall perform as specified in this PWS.  See also Paragraph 1.1 Introduction.

1.4.  Objectives:  Services provided shall be conducted in accordance with Army Regulation 165-1 Army Chaplain Corps Activities.  All services under this PWS must be performed by an ordained Priest of the Roman Catholic Church who is endorsed by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), with faculties accepted or granted by the AMS Archbishop and in cooperation with the Government Roman Catholic Priest or Government Point of Contact (POC).  The Roman Catholic Priest will provide regular and special Roman Catholic mass, sacraments, and confessions to the Roman Catholic congregation at HAAF Chapel on every Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation.  The Contractor shall advise the Government Roman Catholic Priest or Government POC as the Roman Catholic subject matter expert (SME).  The Contractor shall serve as the SME on Roman Catholic religious instruction in compliance with the conformity listing maintained by the AMS.