NIGP 95264: Mortuary and Funeral (Including Crematory Services)

NIGP 95264 Mortuary and Funeral (Including Crematory Services), an Item code, encompasses pickup, transportation, storage, cremation, and final disposition of deceased persons—including unclaimed, indigent, and mass-fatality decedents—sourced by county medical examiners, county welfare departments, state health agencies, correctional facilities, and universities. State and local governments contract for these services to manage decedents under their jurisdiction, establishing standing vendor relationships or open-end pools to handle routine and emergency demands on a per-case or as-needed basis. Recent solicitations show counties and state agencies issuing IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs for cremation services, morgue transport, indigent disposition programs, and disaster-response strike teams with licensed funeral directors and trained personnel. Issuing bodies include county medical examiners (Collin County, Sarasota County), county welfare or health departments (Clay County, Hays County, Sumter County), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC and DSHS), correctional departments (Illinois DOC), and public universities (Texas A&M).

Geographic activity spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Illinois based on recent postings. Texas shows the highest concentration, with state-level mortuary resources solicitations from HHSC (IFB HHS0017352v3 due October 28, 2026; historical spend $269,485.68 from October 2022–June 2026), county-level cremation and transport contracts from Collin County (IFB 2026-300, morgue transport due October 15, 2026; estimated annual value $130,000; cremation services quote 2026-286, estimated annual spend $17,500), Hays County (RFP 2026-P13, indigent services due May 27, 2026), and Texas A&M University pool-of-vendors agreements (ITB TAMHSC-26-0642 and ITB TAMHSC-26-0647). Florida activity includes Clay County (RFP 2526105 for unclaimed decedent disposition due August 27, 2026; approximately 60 cases annually) and Broward County (pre-solicitation notice for cremation and unclaimed remains, May 2026). Outside the Texas-Florida corridor, Sarasota County, Florida issued an IFB for body removal and transport (due August 4, 2026), Sumter County, Georgia posted an RFP for indigent cremation (due October 28, 2026), and Big Muddy River Correctional Center in Illinois solicited funeral and cremation services (ITB 27426DOCMUDDYB54163 due October 5, 2026). Contracts typically run one to three years with optional renewals; pricing is firm and fixed per case or per-body transport, with firm hourly capped rates for licensed personnel on state-level strike teams. Insurance requirements consistently include Commercial General Liability ($1–2 million), Workers Compensation, Commercial Automobile Liability, and often Professional Liability and Umbrella coverage. Texas funeral home licensure and five years of relevant experience are recurring qualifications.