Protestant Coordinator of Religious Education

The United States Marine Corps is seeking to procure Protestant Coordinator of Religious Education Services for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni in Japan. The contractor will be responsible for coordinating 52 weekly Children's Church services for elementary school-age children, conducting 2 holiday specials annually, organizing a 3-day Vacation Bible School during summer, recruiting and managing volunteers, and providing monthly reports to the Command Chaplain. Offerors must demonstrate qualifications including licenses or certificates in religious education, submit a detailed service performance approach, and provide past performance references. The solicitation requires contractors to have current, valid System for Award Management (SAM) registration with proper Unique Entity ID and CAGE codes. The proposal deadline is August 22, 2025, at 3:00 PM Japan Standard Time, with a 60-day acceptance period for the government to award the contract. Technical qualifications, service approach, past performance, and price quotations will be the primary evaluation criteria.

This solicitation is set aside for small businesses with a NAICS code of 813110 (Religious Organizations) and a size standard of $13 million. No incumbent contractors are identified in the solicitation documents. The contract structure includes a base period from September 15, 2025, to September 14, 2026, with two option periods extending through September 14, 2028, plus a potential 6-month extension through March 14, 2029. The contractor will receive 12 fixed flat-rate monthly payments for an estimated 22 hours of work per week throughout the contract period. The place of performance is MCAS Iwakuni in Yamaguchi, Japan, where the contractor will provide on-site religious education services to military families and children. The contract is classified under the Defense Production Act with a DO-S10 rating for service contracts.