Misawa Air Base Protestant Music Director

The Department of the Air Force Pacific Air Forces seeks a Protestant Music Director to provide choral and congregational musical direction for weekly Protestant worship services at Misawa Air Base Chapel in Japan, with proposals due June 18. No set-aside applies.

Place of performance is Misawa, Aomori, Japan. The contract is Firm Fixed Price with a base year from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, followed by four optional one-year periods extending through June 30, 2031. The NAICS code is 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers; the PSC is U009, Education/Training—General.

The contractor must direct 52 regular weekly Protestant worship services and rehearsals, provide music for up to 12 special seasonal services, select hymns and worship music in consultation with chaplains, recruit and lead a volunteer worship team of minimum four members, and manage sanctuary setup and teardown. Mandatory rehearsals occur Tuesdays 1800–1930 hours; weekly staff meetings Wednesdays 1000 hours. Performance standards allow no more than two instances of tardiness, leaving early, or unplanned absences monthly; no more than four missed sessions annually; volunteer worship team staffing no more than four sessions annually without four members; and no more than three musical errors per performance.

Offerors must possess either a music degree or one year of prior worship music director experience, ability to lead praise bands and congregational singing, and fluency in English (TOEIC 860–990 or equivalent if English is a second language). All personnel must pass security requirements including criminal background checks and antiterrorism awareness training, obtain Common Access Card base access, and complete mandatory government training in SAPR, information security, and fire protection.

Evaluation awards to the responsible offeror whose quotation receives an "Acceptable" technical rating on Experience/Education and Music Demonstration subfactors and offers the lowest total evaluated price. Technical evaluation requires submission of credentials plus a music demonstration involving four pieces (two traditional hymns, two contemporary worship songs) with no more than three mistakes or missed notes. All offerors must register in SAM and WAWF by the due date. Questions close June 18 at 11:00 AM Japan Standard Time.