JBLM Catholic Priest Services
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This contract requires the provision of comprehensive Catholic Priest services at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, encompassing all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, and supervision to fulfill the duties as outlined in the Performance Work Statement. The contractor must comply with specific religious and military guidelines, including the Roman Catholic Church’s Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS) Priests’ Manual, Army Regulation 165-1, Army Pamphlet 165-18, and local installation chaplain policies. Services must be performed by an ordained Catholic Priest, endorsed by the AMS, with faculties granted by the AMS Archbishop, ensuring alignment with both ecclesiastical and military standards. The Catholic Priest will provide regular and special Masses, sacraments, confessions, and religious instruction to the Catholic congregation at designated locations and times. Although the priest holds no military authority, he acts as the AMS’s delegated subject matter expert (SME) on Catholic matters, advising government chaplaincy personnel and serving as the authoritative representative for Catholic religious instruction. The contract expressly excludes priests presented by third parties who are not endorsed. This total small business set-aside contract, managed by the Department of Defense office at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, ensures consistent, expert Catholic pastoral care and religious services in support of military personnel and their families.
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North Lakewood, WA, 98433, USASet-Aside
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The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform the duties of Catholic Priest as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. All work shall be accomplished within the guidelines of the Roman Catholic Church, Archdiocese of the Military Services (AMS) Priests’ Manual, Army Regulation 165-1, Army Pamphlet 165-18, and Installation Chaplain Policies.
Services provided shall be conducted in accordance with Army Regulation 165-1 Army Chaplain Corps Activities. All services under this contract shall be performed by an ordained Priest of the Catholic Church who is endorsed by the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), with faculties accepted or granted by the AMS Archbishop and in cooperation with the COR.
No Priest presented by a third party will be endorsed. The contract priest, although having no military authority, will nonetheless serve as the authoritative subject matter expert delegated by the AMS in all Catholic matters when he is the only priest at an installation or post. The Catholic Priest shall provide regular and special Catholic mass, sacraments, and confessions to the Catholic congregation at the locations and dates identified herein. The Contractor shall advise the Government Chaplaincy personnel as the Catholic subject matter expert (SME). The Contractor shall serve as the SME on Catholic religious instruction in compliance with the conformity listing maintained by the AMS.
