SERVICE: ORGANIST FOR SUNDAY AND SPECIAL SERVICES TO PLAY MUSIC ON A 1942 COMPLEX HAMMOND ORGAN

The Norfolk Procurement Office in Northeast Groton, CT plans to award a sole source purchase order to Linda L. Ashbey of Manchester, NJ, to provide organ music on a 1942 complex Hammond organ at the Cathedral of the Air Chapel in Lakehurst, NJ. The services will include playing preludes, specific hymns, and other musical selections for Catholic and Protestant Sunday services, as well as special events like POW/MIA services. The award is scheduled around October 1, 2005, and will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures under an exception to full and open competition as allowed by federal acquisition regulations. This procurement is not a request for competing offers, and the government retains the discretion to decide whether to pursue competition based on responses to the notice. Questions related to the contract can be directed via email to the designated official. The contract emphasizes providing a specialized musical service that requires skill on a particular historic organ, ensuring continuity and appropriateness of music for religious and ceremonial occasions at this specific venue.