Roman Catholic Bishop Of Worcester

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester, doing business as the Diocese of Worcester, is a tax-exempt religious organization headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, that provides Catholic religious programming, pastoral care, and chaplaincy services to the federal Bureau of Prisons exclusively, operating as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) under open competition with no set-aside designation. The Diocese holds a single federal contracting customer relationship and operates entirely within the chaplaincy services category.

The Diocese's federal portfolio is tightly concentrated and specialized. The Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center Devens accounts for 122 of 182 total awards (67% by count coverage) and $226 thousand of $232 thousand combined potential value (97% by dollar coverage). All documented federal work involves Catholic religious services delivery at FMC Devens and Federal Prison Camp Devens in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Diocese competes in the full-and-open market; no set-aside designations appear across its contracting footprint.

The Diocese operates under five primary Blanket Purchase Agreement vehicles issued by the Bureau of Prisons. The largest by task-order volume is DJBP0205BPA12013, carrying 41 task orders ($26 thousand combined potential value), followed by DJBP0205BPA11003 (23 task orders, $13 thousand) and DJBP0205BPA16001 (23 task orders, $40 thousand). Two additional BPAs—DJBP0205BPA2010003A and DJB20507BPA080004—account for 12 and 11 task orders respectively. Individual call orders under these vehicles historically range from $400 to $4,465 and cover performance periods of four to twelve months.

Recent awards demonstrate the Diocese's sustained engagement model. A June 1, 2026 delivery order valued at $1,760 covers Catholic religious services June through September 2026 under an existing BPA. An October 1, 2025 BPA call order of $3,960 covers the period October 2025 through May 2026 as Option Year 4 under the $61,800 master BPA established April 1, 2021. The Diocese also holds a new single-award IDIQ awarded June 1, 2026, with a five-year ceiling of $65,000 and ultimate completion date of May 31, 2031. This contract specifies an ordained Catholic priest delivering weekly Sunday Mass, confession, and Mass on Catholic Holy Days of Obligation, with a Baccalaureate degree in religious studies and at least three years of continuous ministerial experience required. All contractor personnel undergo Bureau of Prisons background investigation every five years.

Activity volume remains modest and flat: one award in 2022, three in 2023, two each in 2024, 2025, and 2026. The vendor has maintained continuous federal engagement since 2004. Across 182 total awards, the Diocese derives $232 thousand in combined potential value and $113 thousand in combined obligated dollars (49% utilization rate), reflecting the discretionary, low-dollar nature of recurring chaplaincy services procurement.