Catholic Religious Services Coordinator WPAFB (AFP)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA860125R0007SS
- Agency
-
AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
- PSC
- G099 Social- Other
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is conducting market research to identify potential sources for a Catholic Religious Services (CRS) Coordinator position. The solicitation seeks capabilities packages from various small business categories, including 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business contractors. Interested firms must submit a comprehensive five-page capabilities package demonstrating their ability to meet the performance requirements by November 29, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Respondents are required to provide detailed information about their company, including ownership status, socioeconomic classification, contact information, and willingness to allow government release of proprietary data. The evaluation will focus on technical compliance, with the government reserving the right to determine whether a future solicitation will be a full and open competition or a small business set-aside.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this opportunity is 711519 - Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers, with a small business size standard of $9 Million. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be eligible for a Department of Defense contract. While no specific award value is mentioned, the solicitation indicates potential limitations on subcontracting and applies the Non-Manufacturer Rule to any future acquisition. The contract will involve providing a Catholic Religious Services Coordinator for the WPAFB Catholic Parish, with specific details outlined in attached Performance Work Statements for Saturday and Sunday Catholic Music Directors. Respondents should carefully consider how primary tasks will be divided between prime contractors and subcontractors, and note that this sources sought notice is not a commitment by the government and will not reimburse submission costs.
Notice text
INSTRUCTIONS:
The following survey information should be included in your response:
1. Company name and physical mailing address;
2. Point of contact with phone number and email address;
3. A statement as to whether your company is domestically or foreign owned or controlled (if foreign, please indicate the country), and whether use of any foreign national employees are contemplated on this effort;
4. Statement of socio-economic status (e.g. large, small, 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business, etc);
5. Provide UEI/CAGE Code:
6. Provide web page URL, if applicable;
7. Indicate if you are the manufacturer or provide the name and size of the manufacturer of the product(s) you will be supplying.
8. Please provide a statement that the respondent will allow or will not allow the Government to release proprietary data. The Air Force will handle proprietary items in accordance with
FAR 2.101 and 3.104.
9. Please provide information about the firm’s standard warranty.
10. Please provide recent sales history to commercial companies in order to determine commerciality.
Description
Notice from the United States Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Installation Contracting Division, Base Support Contracting Branch at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio:
The AFLCMC Operational Contacting Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is seeking capabilities packages of potential sources including Small Businesses (SB). This sources sought synopsis is published for market research purposes only, to identify potential sources capable of delivering a solution that meets the requirement for a Catholic Religious Services (CRS) Coordinator for the WPAFB Catholic Parish of the United States Airforce per the Performance Work Statement (PWS). This project is to provide a new Catholic Religious Services (CRS) Coordinator, the Government is seeking capabilities packages from all potential sources, including but not limited to: small business (SB), 8(a) participants, HUBZone Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Firms that respond shall review the attached instructions and technical requirements and submit responses that:
- Specify that offered product(s) meet the specifications provided below; and
- Provide detailed information to show clear technical compliance.
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS/QUOTES.
All interested firms shall submit a response to the Primary Point of Contact, Mr. Therial Alsup, demonstrating their capability to provide a Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers, stipulated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. A solicitation for this requirement does not exist, therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. The decision to solicit for a contract will be solely within the Government's discretion.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this acquisition is 711519 – Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers with a small business size standard of $9 Million. Firms responding should indicate socio-economic status (8(a) with Graduation Date, SDVOSB, EDWOSB, WOSB, small business, and/or HUBZone). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a Department of Defense (DoD) contract. A small business set- aside decision has not yet been made.
Respondents should note the potential application of Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14) and the Non-Manufacturer Rule (FAR 52.219-33) to a future acquisition that may result from this Sources Sought. Respondents should consider how the primary tasks identified in this notice will be broken out between prime contractor and subcontractors and address subcontracting in their response, if applicable/necessary. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought is voluntary. This Sources Sought notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government reimburse any costs associated with the submission of information in response to this notice. Respondents will not be individually notified of the results of any Government assessments. The Government's assessment of the capability statements received will factor into whether any forthcoming solicitation will be conducted as a full and open competition or as a set-aside for small business or any particular small business program.
CAPABILITIES PACKAGE:
All interested firms shall submit a capabilities package for the Catholic Religious Service Coordinator that explicitly demonstrates their capability to provide the required service. The capabilities package should be brief and concise, yet clearly demonstrate an ability to meet the stated requirements. However, the response must not exceed five (5) pages. Capabilities Packages submitted in response to this sources sought synopsis must be received at the following e-mail addresses NOT LATER THAN 29 November 2025 AT 12:00 PM EASTERN TIME.
All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads: Sources Sought – Catholic Religious Service Coordinator. If this subject line is not included, the email may not get through email filters at WPAFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachments. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted.
Responses shall be submitted via email to the following addresses: therial.alsup@us.af.mil and ljaun.benbow.1@us.af.mil.
Please direct all questions concerning this acquisition to Therial Alsup at therial.alsup@us.af.mil and include the necessary subject line indicated above.
Attachments:
- Instructions
- PWS Saturday Catholic Music Director (AFP)_2024-11-20
- PWS Sunday Catholic Music Director (AFP)_2024-11-20
Files
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