Organist/ Song Leader

SOURCES SOUGHT TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION FOR SERVICES

INTRODUCTION

The Misson and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Eisenhower is issuing

this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify

parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Fort

Eisenhower Organist and Song Leader contract. The intention is to provide these

services on a competitive basis.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET

RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

(IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN

COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside

categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or

acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies

regarding their submissions.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Location

100% On-Site

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES

NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT

OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO

AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE

AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES

WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO

THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF

ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED

ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR

ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

Fort Eisenhower, is requesting Organist and Song Leader worship services. This is a

non-personal services contract to provide pianist/organist and song leader for the

Department of Ministry and Pastoral Care. Contract continuance complements

religious services supporting the spiritual needs of DDEAMC patients, family

member, service members, and staff. Request to start new contract to enhance

spiritual readiness and resilience. Enhances worship experience upholding music as

an integral element of spiritual devotion.

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities,

transportation, tools, materials, supervision, other items and non-personal

services necessary to perform organist and song Leader worship services as

defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified

as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform

to the standards in this contract.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services,

please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email

address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the

organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this

effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff

capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver

technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management

structure of such arrangements.

The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market

capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in

this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate

financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform

similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that

includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and

tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4)

provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 711130 with a Small Business Size

Standard of $15,000,000. The Product Service Code is R799. Businesses of all sizes

are encouraged to respond; however, each respondent must clearly identify their

business size in their capabilities statement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES

STATEMENT)

A draft Performance Based Statement of Work (PBSOW) are attached for review.

(Attachment 1)

Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten

(10) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. The deadline

for response to this request is no later than 12 pm, EST, 8 May 2025. All responses

under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to tyasia.a.oaks.civ@army.mil

This documentation must address at a minimum the following items:

1.) What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the

same or similar requirement?

2.) Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide

details.

3.) Can or has your company managed a team of subcontractors before? If so,

provide details.

4.) What specific technical skills does your company possess which ensure

capability to perform the tasks?

5.) Please note that under a Small-Business Set-Aside, in accordance with FAR

52.219-14, the small business prime must perform at least 50% of the work

themselves in terms of the cost of performance. Provide an explanation of your

company’s ability to perform at least 50% of the tasking described in this

PBSOW for the base period as well as the option periods.

6.) Provide a statement including current small/large business status and company

profile to include number of employees, annual revenue history, office locations,

DUNs number, etc.

7.) Respondents to this notice also must indicate whether they qualify as a Small,

Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, or Service Disabled

VeteranOwned Small Business Concern.

8.) Include in your response your ability to meet the requirements in the Facility

and Safeguarding requirements.

The estimated period of performance consists of one (1) twelve month Base Period

and three (3) twelve (12) month Option Periods with performance commencing in June

2025. Specifics regarding the number of option periods will be provided in the

solicitation.

The contract type is anticipated to be Firm Fixed Priced.

Upon evaluation of the capability statements, if it is determined that this

requirement will be an unrestricted competition, the Government intends to

evaluate the Small-Business responses and conduct further market research to

identify a subcontracting goal.

Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be

electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Tyasia Oaks, in either Microsoft

Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email tyasia.a.oaks.civ@army.mil

All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated

as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the

Government.

No phone calls will be accepted.

All questions must be submitted to the contract specialist identified above. The

Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and

no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to

this Sources Sought.