Catholic Clergy Service

The Department of the Army Medical Command is procuring Catholic Priest services to support William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) located at Fort Bliss, Texas. The contractor will provide ordained Catholic clergy to deliver comprehensive pastoral care services including Mass, Sacraments, religious ministrations, and spiritual counseling to patients, families, service members, visitors, and staff. Key qualifications include a Master of Divinity or equivalent graduate theological degree, minimum four units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or membership in the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC), U.S. citizenship, full ordination in the Roman Catholic Church in good standing, minimum three years' experience with lay Catholic ministers, advanced intermediate Spanish proficiency, and endorsement by the Archdiocese for Military Services. Performance will be evaluated based on an overall fill rate of 90 percent or greater, on-time fill percentage of 90 percent or greater, a turnover rate of 25 percent or less, and a replenish rate of 90 percent or greater. The Pre-Solicitation Notice was posted on February 11, 2026, with a due date of February 17, 2026, and the formal Request for Quote (RFQ) W81K0026QA063 is forthcoming.

This contract carries no set-aside designation and represents a mission-essential position subject to 7-day, 24-hour operational requirements with scheduled duty hours and on-call availability. The contract structure includes a base period running from March 25, 2026, through September 30, 2026, followed by four one-year option periods extending through September 30, 2030. The contractor must submit several deliverables including a Quality Control Plan within 30 days of award, backup staffing plans updated annually, accident investigation reports within five calendar days, and monthly performance reports by the 10th of each month. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the Pre-Solicitation Notice, and no incumbent contractor information is provided at this stage of the procurement.