Minneapolis VA Chapel Organist Solicitation

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 seeks a chapel organist to provide musical accompaniment at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, with proposals due May 22, 2026 and questions due April 13, 2026. The procurement is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is a 5-year IDIQ contract with firm-fixed-price structure, running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. The contract carries a minimum guarantee of $1,000 and a maximum ceiling of $120,000 across the entire period. Each contract year includes 140 hours of service priced at the hourly rate submitted by the offeror.

Required qualifications include proficiency in piano or organ, knowledge of keyboard technique, ability to play religious music for both Catholic and Protestant services, flexibility with different chaplains and denominations, understanding of worship space acoustics, and proficiency in sight-reading and improvising various musical arrangements. The musician must complete security badging requirements including fingerprinting, background check, VA Form 10-2417, OF 306, and computer-based training course TMS 20939. Services include Sunday Catholic Mass at 8:30 a.m. and Protestant services at 10:00 a.m., with additional services as needed.

Invoices are submitted bi-weekly per VAAR Clause 852.232-72, with electronic submission required unless exceptions apply. Offers must be submitted electronically to Jeffrey.Brown8@va.gov and include pricing in Volume I (price schedule and SF 1449 with blocks 12, 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c completed) and technical capability narrative in Volume II. The NAICS code is 711130, Musical Groups and Artists. Amendment 0001, published May 14, extended the offer deadline from April 20 to May 22, 2026.