NIGP 57819: Cemetery Equipment and Supplies (see 578-52 for Lots and Vaults)

NIGP 57819 Cemetery Equipment and Supplies, an Item code, encompasses mortuary supplies, equipment storage, and related facilities management that state and local governments buy to support public health emergency response and ongoing cemetery operations. Recent solicitations show two distinct procurement streams: mortuary strike-team readiness and cemetery infrastructure improvements. State health departments and cities are the primary issuing bodies, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on behalf of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) soliciting repeatedly for mortality resources and services — including mortuary trailer deployment, long-term storage, strike-team staffing (licensed funeral directors and non-licensed funeral service professionals), and quarterly maintenance — while the City of Savannah and City of DeBary pursue cemetery expansion and park irrigation projects respectively. The work involves maintaining operational capacity for mass fatality incidents, managing mortuary equipment and trailers, staffing trained response teams capable of 24-hour deployment, and executing cemetery facility improvements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas HHSC issued three successive iterations of IFB HHS0017352 (originally posted July 1, 2026, with v2 posted August 18, 2026, and v3 posted October 14, 2026, due October 28, 2026) seeking mortality resources and services with initial contract term January 1, 2027 through August 31, 2027, plus optional renewals through August 31, 2030; historical spend for similar services totaled $269,485.68 from October 2022 through June 2026. The City of Savannah posted the Evergreen Cemetery Expansion Project (Event No. 12415, due July 21, 2026) as an IFB with DBE provisions and a pre-bid meeting scheduled for June 30, 2026. The City of DeBary, Florida solicited Rob Sullivan Park Irrigation Improvements (Bid 03-15, due April 10, 2015) as a competitive bid for $90,000 involving Hunter irrigation system conversion, though this opportunity predates the current review period. Strike-team staffing is capped at Federal Pay Scale rates (GS-12-Step 10 for licensed funeral directors, GS-8-Step 10 for non-licensed personnel), and comprehensive insurance requirements typically include workers' compensation, commercial general liability, commercial automobile liability, professional liability, and umbrella coverage with minimum limits of $1 million to $2 million depending on coverage type.