MCAS Beaufort Catholic Priest Services

The solicitation M6700126Q0053 for Catholic Priest Services at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 with NAICS code 813110, targeting small businesses with annual receipts under $13 million. The contract seeks a firm fixed-price service arrangement to provide comprehensive Catholic religious services including Sunday and holy day Masses, sacraments, pastoral counseling, volunteer coordination, and weekly staff attendance for a minimum of 20 hours per week, with performance beginning May 12, 2026, and a base period of 12 months, extendable by two optional 12-month periods. Offerors must maintain ecclesiastical endorsement from the Archbishop of the Military Services and submit invoices exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), with no pricing figures provided in the solicitation, leaving contract value undetermined. Compliance with numerous FAR and DFARS clauses is mandatory, including safeguarding controlled unclassified information per NIST SP 800-171, personal identity verification of personnel, prohibitions on convict labor and inverted domestic corporations, and adherence to Buy American and Trade Agreements requirements. Offerors must hold a valid Unique Entity ID and CAGE code, certify small business status, and comply with subcontracting plan requirements, while also addressing cybersecurity obligations through the Supplier Performance Risk System and avoiding telecommunications equipment from designated foreign adversaries. Proposals must be submitted via email to Tiffany Morris at USMC.mil no later than May 5, 2026, at 1 p.m. EST with a 2MB file size limit or delivered physically to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Evaluation will prioritize price, technical capability, and past performance in a trade-off process, with contract administration responsibilities not yet assigned, though inspection and acceptance will occur at MCAS Beaufort under DoDAAC M50169 within a seven-day window. Packaging and marking must conform to MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-207, and all personnel must be cleared for access to federal installations through identity verification protocols.