Catholic musician for the presidio of monterey and ORD military community chapels

The Government requires the services of a Catholic Musician at the Ord Military Community (OMC) Chapel and Presidio of Monterey (POM) Chapel, located in Monterey County, for a Base period of One Year from 01 October 2008 through 30 September 2009 and Four One Year Option Periods. The Catholic Musician accompanies the Catholic congregations of the Ord Military Community and Presidio of Monterey by keyboard (piano or organ) or guitar. Hours of performance: OMC Sunday Service, 11:00 AM 12:00 PM, POM Saturday Service, 5:00 PM 6:00 PM, and POM Sunday Service 9:00 AM 10:00 AM. Rehearsal Times: OMC Sunday Service, Thursdays, 6:00 PM; POM Saturday Service, Saturday, 4:00 PM; POM Sunday Service, 8:00 AM. The length of each performance is approximately one hour and the length of each rehearsal is approximately 50 minutes. As special service requirements are identified, the Contractor will be contacted to determine whether he/she is available for the special service and the associated rehearsals. Qualifications: (1) The contractor must be Catholic, (2) be able to play by sight most hymns from the Armed Forces Hymnal as selected by the service pastor or community pastor and (3) the contractor must be able to play a variety of appropriate musical selections from classical and contemporary sources for special services and preludes. Please Note: The Government intends to make one award; however, the Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if it is determined to be in its best interests. This is a 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 711130 and the small business size standard is $7.0 million. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted to the Fedbizopps website (www.fedbizopps.gov) on or before 08 September 2008. Please contact Laurie Takamiya by e-mail (laurie.takamiya@us.army.mil) if you have any questions.