G--Chaplain Support Services

The Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk contracting Department, Philadelphia Office intends to acquire Pastoral Care and Chaplain Services in support of the Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), Washington, DC. The characteristics of Professional Naval Chaplaincy serve to establish professional standards that are comparable with those in the civilian sector which allows for standardization of care in clinical and institutional settings. BUMED M00G requires support services for the purposes of reviewing, analyzing, and providing expert subject matter recommendations concerning the improvement of the Pastoral Care Standards. BUMED’s Pastoral Care (M00G) is in a continuous process to improve upon several interrelated standards: standards of practice for chaplains and Religious Program specialists (RPs); required clinical competencies; training requirements to build knowledge, skills and abilities; best practices protocols to integrate pastoral care standards of practice; and appropriate productivity data collection systems and productivity methodologies. FLC intends to issue a firm fixed price contract in accordance with FAR Part 12, Commercial Items and FAR part 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The base period of performance for this acquisition is anticipated to begin on 1 September 2015 and continue through 31 August 2016. The proposed contract will contain four, one year options. The proposed procurement will be solicited as a competitive, 100% small business set aside. This solicitation is expected to be issued on or about 1 May 2015 via NECO, the Navy’s Electronic Business Opportunities website @ www.neco.navy.mil . This requirement is currently performed under contract N00189-12-C-Z089. The applicable NAICS code is 541611. Please send any and all inquiries to Kiya Plummer-Dantzler, Contract Negotiator @ [email protected] .