Catholic Religious Education Coordinator **AMENDED**
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA469026Q0022
- Agency
-
Air Combat Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611710 Educational Support Services
- PSC
- G002 Social- Chaplain
- Place of performance
- Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota 57706, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The 28th Contracting Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base seeks a Catholic Religious Education Coordinator on a firm fixed price basis, with proposals due May 21, 2026 and questions due May 18. The procurement is a 100% Small Business set-aside under NAICS 611710 with a $24 million size standard, solicited under FAR Part 12 commercial items procedures.
Place of performance is Box Elder, South Dakota (Ellsworth AFB). The position requires a practicing Catholic who has received the Sacrament of Confirmation, holds a valid Catechist Certificate from the Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, possesses a Bachelor's Degree, and demonstrates experience in Catholic theology and catechesis. The coordinator will direct comprehensive Catholic religious education programming (Pre-K through 8th grade instruction, Children's Church, pre-sacramental instruction) and manage volunteer recruitment, training, and compliance with background check requirements. Work is at least four days weekly, approximately 27.75 hours per week (1,443 hours annually).
The contract runs five years from August 21, 2026 through August 20, 2031 with a six-month optional extension. The controlling wage floor under the South Dakota Wage Determination is $29.57 per hour for the Educational Technologist labor category, plus $5.55 per hour in fringe benefits. Single award will be made to one contractor on best-value basis. Offerors must be SBA-certified, maintain active SAM registration with a valid CAGE Code, and submit a completed SF 1449, Attachment 3 price sheet, detailed resume demonstrating qualifications (evaluated as Acceptable/Not Acceptable), and a statement of quote validity through August 19, 2026. The incumbent contract is FA469023C0027. Amendment 0001 was posted May 18, 2026 with clarification of performance period start dates and wage determination controlling rate.
Notice text
The 28th Contracting Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, has issued this Solicitation, FA469026Q0022, to compete and award a single award Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract using RFO Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items, for the Catholic Religious Education Coordinator requirement. See the attached Performance Work Statement for more information. This will be 100% Small Business set aside solicited under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 611710 with a size standard of $24,000,000.00. To be eligible to compete for Small Business set-aside awards, vendors must be certified in accordance with current Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations. Attached to this solicitation notice is the Standard Form 1449 and Performance Work Statement for this requirement. All questions and comments regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to adriana.pingel.1@us.af.mil no later than 18 May 2026 by 1:00pm MDT. Please title all emails with questions with the following subject line: “FA469026Q0022 – Solicitation Questions – Catholic Religious Education Coordinator”. Questions will be answered only via posting of an amendment to this solicitation on www.sam.gov. All interested and responsible entities are invited to submit a quote that will be considered by the 28th Contracting Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. The award will be based on the criteria established in the solicitation. Vendor quotes and all items required as listed within the Addendum to 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors, are due to be submitted no later than 21 May 2026 by 1:00pm MDT to adriana.pingel.1@us.af.mil. Please title all submissions with the following subject line: “Quote – FA469026Q0022 – Solicitation – Catholic Religious Education Coordinator”. Small Business contractors submitting a quote must have and list within the quote the vendors assigned Cage Code and be registered and ACTIVE in the System of Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to receive an award for this procurement.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation Amendment FA469026Q00220001 .pdf | ||
| FA469026Q0022 - Questions.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment 3 - Price Sheet Amendment.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Solicitation - FA469026Q0022.pdf | ||
| Attachment 3 - Price Sheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment 1- PWS for Catholic Religious Education Coordinator.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 - WD 15-5367_Rev 31.pdf |
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