Religious Support Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W9124C25QA006
- Agency
-
MICC Fort Hood
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Competitive 8(a)
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 813110 Religious Organizations
- PSC
- G002 Social- Chaplain
- Place of performance
- Columbia, South Carolina 29207, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Hood is seeking religious support services for Fort Jackson, SC, focusing on providing comprehensive religious support across Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim faith traditions. The procurement will include hiring a Catholic Religious Education Coordinator (CREC), a Rabbi, and an Imam to conduct essential religious services for assigned Soldiers, Civilians, and their family members. This procurement aims to deliver weekly religious education programs, worship services, and sacramental rites through qualified religious leaders who possess appropriate ecclesiastical endorsements and professional competencies. The government will evaluate potential contractors based on their 8(a) business status, submission of required documentation including firm name, point of contact, UEI number, and CAGE code, with responses due by March 31, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. EST. The Performance Work Statement specifies strict performance standards with potential financial penalties for non-compliance.
The contract is designated as a Competitive 8(a) set-aside, contingent upon receiving responses from at least two qualified 8(a) businesses. The contract structure includes one base year and four option years, with the initial performance period spanning from 30 November 2026 to 29 November 2027. While specific award value is not explicitly stated, the small business size standard is set at $13 million, and the services are estimated to total approximately 1,040 hours annually for the Catholic Religious Education Coordinator and 65-65.5 hours annually for the Rabbi and Imam service components. The procurement will utilize NAICS code 813110 for Religious Organizations, and services will be primarily conducted in chapel locations with potential for digital platform presentations. Interested firms must demonstrate the capability to provide comprehensive religious support across multiple faith traditions while meeting the stringent performance requirements outlined in the draft Performance Work Statement.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought Synopsis announcement. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB, or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to a contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids, or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is/are 813110 -Religious Organizations. The small business size standard is $13M. A continuing need is anticipated for religious support services for all assigned Soldiers, Civilians, and Family members at the Installation.
The U.S. Government desires to procure religious support services to provide all personnel, equipment (not otherwise specified as Government Furnished Property), tools, materials, supervision, other items, and non-personal services necessary to perform duties as Catholic Religious Education Coordinator (CREC), Rabbi, and Imam for the respective faith communities at Fort Jackson, SC. Services required include Essential Elements of Religious Services (EERS), to include Mass and sacramental rites, for all assigned Soldiers, Civilians, and Family members at the Installation. The period of performance for this will be one (1) base year and four (4) option years. The Government wishes to do an 8(a) Competitive set-aside, provided two (2) or more qualified 8(a) businesses respond to this sources sought synopsis with information sufficient to support a set-aside.
In response to this sources sought, please provide the following: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI number, CAGE code, a statement regarding 8(a) status and the corresponding NAICS code.
This information is due no later than 31 March 2025 at 10:00 a.m. EST.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY26_PWS_OMNI Religious Support_Draft.pdf |
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