Catholic Music Director

The contractor is required to provide qualified personnel to deliver in-person, on-site music support for Catholic religious services at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, including weekly Sunday Mass, Holy Day observances, weddings, funerals, and other liturgies. The role involves recruiting, organizing, training, and equipping volunteers to ensure high-quality musical accompaniment, primarily piano, with a total annual requirement of 420 service hours inclusive of rehearsals and administrative duties. Performance must align with the Performance Work Statement and comply with all applicable Department of Defense policies, including Operational Security (OPSEC) training within 90 days of hire, adherence to Force Protection Conditions (FPCON), and completion of mandatory criminal background checks for personnel working with minors, including NACI, FBI fingerprinting, and installation records reviews. Personnel must wear conspicuous identification while under Line of Site Supervision, and the contractor must provide two qualified substitutes for each position with advance notification to the Chaplain and Contracting Officer’s Representative for any absence. The contract is structured as a Firm Fixed Price agreement with a base period from July 5, 2026, to July 4, 2027, and up to four optional one-year periods extending through July 4, 2029, each requiring 420 annual hours. Pricing details are not listed in the solicitation, and the total contract value remains unspecified. The procurement is a small business set-aside with no sub-allocations, and proposals must be submitted electronically via the Wide Area WorkFlow system by June 30, 2026. Offerors must comply with stringent security and ethical clauses including safeguarding covered defense information under NIST SP 800-171, prohibition on procurement of telecommunications equipment from covered foreign entities, and restrictions on interactions with the Maduro regime or labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The Government will inspect and accept deliverables at the destination location, Malmstrom AFB, with payment processed through WAWF using DoDAACs F87700, FA4626, and F2W0A1. Evaluation for award will be based on price, technical acceptability, and past performance, with no assigned weights, following a trade-off approach rather than lowest price technically acceptable. The contractor must also ensure compliance with labor standards at an equivalent wage rate of $34.70 per hour and adhere to whistleblower protections and representation requirements regarding former