Protestant Music Director

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
FA485526Q0077
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
813110 Religious Organizations
PSC
G002 Social- Chaplain
Place of performance
Cannon AFB, New Mexico 88103, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Air Force Special Operations Command seeks a Protestant Music Director to provide musical direction, instrumentals, vocals, lyrics, and audio-visual technical support for Protestant Worship Services at Cannon Chapel, with proposals due September 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM Mountain Time and questions due September 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM Mountain Time. The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 813110.

Place of performance is Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mexico. The contractor must lead one weekly Sunday worship service (60–75 minutes), conduct weekly 60-minute praise team rehearsals, coordinate up to ten special or holy day services annually, prepare audio-visual presentations and lyric projections with CCLI compliance, and participate in quarterly music planning sessions. Personnel must possess a minimum of three years documented experience directing and leading contemporary Protestant worship, demonstrate proficiency in sight-reading musical notation and chord charts, arrange contemporary music for multi-part vocalists and instruments, and operate church presentation software (Proclaim, ProPresenter, PowerPoint) and digital sound consoles. Contemporary Protestant music is defined as mainline or orthodox Protestant styles consistent with CCLI Top 100 praise and worship catalogs, modern band arrangements, and contemporary hymn arrangements, excluding specialized devotional or New Thought genres. All contractor personnel must obtain unescorted installation access credentials and pass criminal history background checks per DoDI 1402.05 and DAFMAN 52-102.

The contract period runs one 12-month Base Year (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) with four optional 12-month periods exercisable at Government discretion through September 30, 2031. The incumbent contractor is performing this requirement under Contract FA485521P0070. Evaluation criteria are Technical (Acceptable/Unacceptable), Past Performance (Acceptable/Unacceptable), and Price. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government, considering price and other factors.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

The Government requires Base Chapel musical direction, instrumentals, vocals,lyrics, and audio-visual technical support for Protestant Worship Services andPractices. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to, leading anddirecting a musical performance team, preparing publications and audio-visualequipment for religious services, and recruitment of members to provide thenecessary instrumentals, vocals, lyrics, audio-visual, and technical support for theCannon Chapel and Protestant Community, to include virtual capabilities in theevent of Public Health restrictions.

**Amendment No. 1 – Questions and Answers**

This amendment does not change the proposal submission deadline or the deadline for submitting questions.

The following question was received and is answered below:

**Question:** Is this a new requirement, or is there an incumbent contractor currently performing these services?

**Answer:** This requirement is currently being performed under Contract No. **FA485521P0070**.

Update #1 ·

The Government requires Base Chapel musical direction, instrumentals, vocals,lyrics, and audio-visual technical support for Protestant Worship Services andPractices. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to, leading anddirecting a musical performance team, preparing publications and audio-visualequipment for religious services, and recruitment of members to provide thenecessary instrumentals, vocals, lyrics, audio-visual, and technical support for theCannon Chapel and Protestant Community, to include virtual capabilities in theevent of Public Health restrictions.

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