Religious Services Music Director (revised 04/08/2022)

This posted announcement is a Pre-Solicitation Synopsis of a proposed contract action in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.207.

The Mission Installation Contracting Command - Fort Leavenworth intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a firm-fixed-price contract (FAR Subpart 13.5) for Catholic and General Protestant Music Director Services and Protestant (Gospel, Liturgical, and Episcopal) Musician Services in support of military religious and worship activities at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis.

General Scope: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 711320 Promoters/ Organizers/ Managers of Performing Arts without Facilities with a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5 million. The Product Service Code is G099. This requirement will be a Total Small Business set-aside procured utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a Non-Personal Services Contract in support of the Fort Leavenworth Religious Support Office (RSO). The Contractor shall provide support for those services for which no Unit Ministry Team (UMT) members (Chaplains and Religious Affairs Specialists), RSO Department of the Army (DA) Civilians and volunteers can provide. The contract cannot duplicate duties required or provided by these entities as contracted services are an exception to policy. This contract is not a fulltime position with a standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday-type work environment. Workdays and hours may vary; many of the tasks will require holiday, evening, and weekend hours.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide Catholic and General Protestant Music Director Services and Protestant (Gospel, Liturgical, and Episcopal) Musician Services in support of the areas specified in Program Background (above). Further detail is provided in the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached to this announcement.

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available Friday, April 15, 2022. The site visit (Pre-Proposal Conference) is to be held on or about 1PM CST, Thursday May 5, 2022. Interested contractors are encouraged to attend and should register with the Contract Specialist, Ms. Larissa Brown via e-mail at larissa.a.brown2.civ@army.mil. These dates are estimates only and subject to change. All information, amendments and questions concerning this solicitation will be posted to https://SAM.gov. Be reminded that interested offerors must be registered in SAM as requirement for competition. To register go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. You will need your DUNS number register. Instructions for registering are on the web page.

All inquiries to this Pre-Solicitation Synopsis posting must be in writing via email to the attention of Ms. Larissa Brown via e-mail at larissa.a.brown2.civ@army.mil.

DISCLAIMER: The official plans and specifications are located on the official government web page, https://SAM.gov, and the Government is not liable for information furnished by any other source. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to the Government Point of Entry at https://SAM.gov for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror’s inability to access the documents posted on the referenced web pages. The Government will issue no paper copies.