Protestant Chaplain - DRC270024 - GCI

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) is seeking a Protestant Chaplain to provide religious and spiritual services to the incarcerated population at Grafton Correctional Institution, with proposals due July 1, 2026 under solicitation DRC270024.

Service performance must occur entirely within the United States. The Affirmation and Disclosure Form requires the contractor to identify the principal business location, all locations where services will be performed, and all locations where state data will be located, including subcontractor details across these three categories. The contractor must disclose any changes to service-performance locations before, during, or after contract execution and notify the State immediately of such changes. The ODRC reserves the right to terminate immediately if services are performed outside the United States unless a duly signed waiver is provided. The contractor must also affirm compliance with Ohio Executive Orders prohibiting offshore service performance, offshore data location, and purchasing from Russian institutions or companies.

The source does not specify contract value, term, incumbent information, evaluation criteria, or detailed compensation and renewal terms. A pre-bid meeting date, question deadline, or site-visit opportunity is not identified. The ODRC directives governing this procurement are established in Executive Order 2022-02D and Executive Order 2019-12D. Interested parties should consult the complete solicitation documents and any amendments for full details on contract duration, pricing, and submission requirements. Grafton Correctional Institution is located in Lorain County, Ohio.