I ran my code through a validator and it all appears correct. I actually just played around with the code for a few hours and narrowed down the problem to the "wp_head()" call. Whenever I include this code snipit, the contact form does NOT work. When I remove it, the form works again (with the site template intact).
Thus this made it a call to the wp_head. Assuming only WP plugins are making these calls, I went ahead and removed ALL the plugins from the site with the exception of the contact form.
Still not working.
Anyone know of a way to find out what the wp_head is calling?