SOURCES SOUGHT
G -- Catholic Musician with Cantor
- Notice Date
- 1/12/2026 8:55:36 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 711130
— Musical Groups and Artists
- Contracting Office
- COMMANDER QUANTICO VA 22134 USA
- ZIP Code
- 22134
- Solicitation Number
- M00264-25-SSA-008
- Response Due
- 1/20/2026 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 02/04/2026
- Point of Contact
- Gabrielle Woolfolk, Phone: 7034321684, Kellie Holley
- E-Mail Address
-
gabrielle.r.woolfolk.civ@usmc.mil, kellie.holley@usmc.mil
(gabrielle.r.woolfolk.civ@usmc.mil, kellie.holley@usmc.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- Command Religious Program requires Contractor support for the delivery of musical support as Musician/Organist and Cantor for the Roman Catholic Sunday Masses onboard MCINCR-MCBQ at the Marine Memorial Chapel and for special/seasonal services and Holy Days of Obligation (including their vigils), as well as funeral and memorial services. The requested task shall include the following: The Contractor, the Musician, shall be responsible for all music associated with worship and provide instrumentation for all music (preludes, postludes, congregational music offertories, anthems, choral music, and service music). The Contractor/Musician shall coordinate with and recommend to the Catholic Priest on all instrumental music and songs for each Mass/service, in accordance with the rubrics and liturgical instructions of the Roman Rite as articulated in the Roman Gradual and the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. There will be a 5-minute prelude before the Mass and a 3-minute postlude after Mass. The Contract/Musician shall be responsible for all music and choir rehearsals associated with the Catholic Masses/worship. The Contractor/Musician shall provide instrumentation for weekly scheduled choir rehearsals (times to be determined by the Catholic Priest), soloist rehearsals when they are part of the musical program and seasonal/special rehearsals, as required. For this contract a rehearsal is defined as a period of time no less than one (1) hour during which the Contractor/Musician rehearses that music in preparation for public use in the Catholic Chapel programs (which includes both Masses). The Contractor/Musician shall recommend and provide instrumentation for funerals and memorial services for active-duty Marines, for active-duty Marine Corps Base Quantico personnel, and/or for family members of active duty MCINCR-MCBQ personnel of the Catholic Faith, as needed. The Contractor/Musician shall provide recommendations to the Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) concerning the proper maintenance of the chapel organ and pianos. The Contractor will provide in advance the music plan for all regular and special/seasonal Masses/services, at least one month in advance. For Masses/services scheduled on short notice, the plan of instrumental music will be passed to the Contractor/Musician as soon as possible. The Contractor shall provide all instruments, other than the organs and piano in the Marine Memorial Chapel (MMC) or designated worship location on MCINCR-MCBQ Quantico. The Contractor retains the first right of refusal for to provide instrumentation (or appropriate substitute) and soloist accompaniment when required for scheduled Catholic Chapel Wedding Masses, understanding the families can always elect to provide their own musicians if desired. The Contractor will provide a list of alternates if unable or unwilling to support a wedding. Since weddings and wedding rehearsals are not part of the Chapel Program, fees for the services are not covered within the contract. Fees for these services will be provided by the wedding couple and in accordance with published wedding guidelines. The Contractor shall recommend music and provide instrumentation for funerals and memorial services for active-duty Marines, for active-duty Marine Corps Base Quantico personnel, and/or for family members of active duty MCINCR-MCBQ personnel of the Catholic Faith, as needed. For non-Marine Corps Base Quantico personnel and/or family members the Contractor retains the first right of refusal for to provide instrumentation (or appropriate substitute) and soloist and accompaniment fees for this service will be provided by the family or funeral home, understanding the families can always elect to provide their own musicians if desired. There will be a 15-minute prelude before each funeral/memorial service. The Contractor shall show flexibility with regard to musical selection and be willing to include both contemporary and traditional music in the preparation of all worship Masses/services. The Contractor shall show flexibility with regard to volunteers who play instruments other than the piano or organ and welcome the accompanists and or instrumentalists. The following special musician events are to be supported by the Contractor: Ash Wednesday Mass Tenebrae Service Holy Thursday Mass and Procession Good Friday Service Easter Vigil Mass Confirmation Mass Corpus Christi Procession Christ the King Procession Children�s Nativity Play
- Web Link
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SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6f48167f46da49e6a2ffad752590a7cd/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Quantico, VA 22134, USA
- Zip Code: 22134
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 22134
- Record
- SN07684489-F 20260114/260112230044 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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