Catholic Priest Services

The Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Chaplain’s Office is soliciting services for a Roman Catholic Priest to provide spiritual and sacramental support to military personnel, their families, and the base community at Building 67 and Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Chapel. The solicitation, numbered M6700126Q0020, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 813110 with a firm fixed price contract structure, and is open for proposals from May 1, 2026, through May 22, 2026. Proposals must be submitted via email to Leonard.A.Palous.civ@usmc.mil with the RFQ number in the subject line, and amendments to the solicitation have been issued with no further questions accepted. The contract includes a 12-month base period beginning July 1, 2026, with up to four one-year optional periods extending through June 2031, subject to Government exercise. Performance is measured against strict quality standards requiring 95% compliance across core duties including Mass, sacraments, pastoral counseling, and administrative tasks, with 100% adherence to leave and absence policies. All work must be performed on-site at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and the contractor must secure endorsement from the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA. Contractors must comply with extensive security, cyber, and ethical requirements, including adherence to NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information, cyber incident reporting within 72 hours to DIBNET, and compliance with FedRAMP Moderate if using cloud services. Personnel requiring base access must be sponsored by authorized military or civilian personnel with CAC; contractors cannot serve as sponsors and must present valid ID and vehicle documentation meeting North Carolina insurance standards. The contract incorporates multiple FAR and DFARS clauses addressing representation, fraud prevention, subcontractor obligations, trafficking in persons, equal opportunity, and cybersecurity controls, with deviations applied to several clauses. Pricing is to be submitted for base and optional periods, though no specific rates are provided, and the Government will conduct a best-value trade-off evaluation based on technical capability, past performance, and price—not a lowest-price technically acceptable approach. Contractors must use WAWF for invoicing, and all deliverables are subject to Government inspection at destination with full authority to require re-performance at no additional cost. Subcontracting is permitted under commercial service provisions,