Misawa Air Base Protestant Music Director

The Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces, through the 35th Contracting Squadron at Misawa Air Base in Japan, is seeking a Protestant Music Director to provide choral and congregational musical direction for weekly Protestant worship services at the base chapel. The contractor must possess either a bachelor's degree or major in music or have one year of prior experience as a worship music director, and must demonstrate technical proficiency by successfully performing four pieces of written music with no more than three errors. Evaluation will be based on two factors: technical acceptability (which is pass/fail and includes experience/education and music demonstration subfactors) and price (lowest total evaluated price wins). The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price arrangement with a base year from May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, plus four option years extending through April 30, 2031. Interested parties must submit feedback, clarifications, or questions by February 21, 2026 at 1300 JST, and all offerors must be registered in the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system and include minimum submission information such as company name, point of contact, CAGE code, and SAM registration status.

This pre-solicitation notice carries no set-aside designations and does not identify any current contractors or incumbents. The notice does not specify an award value or budget range for the contract. Key operational details include a requirement for weekly rehearsals on Tuesdays from 1800 to 1930 hours and Wednesday staff meetings at 1000 hours, with the contractor responsible for maintaining a minimum four-person volunteer worship team, organizing 52 regular Sunday services annually plus up to 12 seasonal services, and achieving strict performance standards including no more than two instances of tardiness or unplanned absences monthly and no more than three errors per performance. The contractor must also comply with background check requirements per Department of Defense Manual 1402.05, obtain base passes and Common Access Cards, complete Level I antiterrorism awareness training within 30 days, and comply with mandatory Air Force training requirements. It is important to note that this is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not guarantee that a formal solicitation will be posted in the future.