G002--Part -Time Musician for Orlando VA Medical Center

The Orlando VA Medical Center intends to solicit and award a firm-fixed price contract, for Part-Time Musician in support of Chaplain Services for the Orlando VA Medical Center. The solicitation will be a 100% Set-Aside to Small Business. NAICS: 711130 Small Business Size Standard: $12 Million.

1. Title of Project. Musician for the Orlando VA Health Care System (VAHCS), community

event locations, and via telehealth (audio and/or video).

2. Background. VHA recognizes that spiritual and pastoral care must be integrated into the

total program of health care provided to veterans and made available to all patients and, in

limited circumstances, to their immediate family members (caregivers) who desire such

care. Such care often includes the support of music of various types to support spiritual

well-being and health of Veterans receiving care and their family members.

In accordance with VHA Handbook 1111 (1), Spiritual and Pastoral Care Procedures:

In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7301, VA provides a complete medical and hospital service

for the medical care and treatment of Veterans. VA includes spiritual and pastoral care as

part of this care and treatment for Veterans. The type and extent of spiritual and pastoral

care provided must be commensurate with the needs, desires, and voluntary consent of the

individual Veteran. VA medical facility Directors are responsible for maintaining a Chaplain

Service and sufficient staff employed to ensure that patients diverse spiritual health care

needs are met. Clinical chaplains (see definition paragraph 3.b.), as the subject matter

experts in spiritual and pastoral care, must be employed at each VA medical facility to

develop and implement a program which:

- Ensures every patient s constitutional right to free exercise of religion.

- Provides opportunities for religious worship, sacramental ministry, pastoral

counseling, and clinical pastoral care; and

- Protects all Veterans from proselytization (see definition paragraph 3.l.) from any

source while in a VA medical facility.

Whereas music is a vital part of worship (harp and piano) and is spiritually uplifting to

patients and families while inpatient at the medical facility, the Contractor will be

schedule to be available, by request, to provide uplifting harp and piano (other

instruments with approval) music at various patient care locations in the medical facility.