UNSPSC 72154051: Grave relocation service

The excavation and relocation of graves owned by others

UNSPSC 72154051 Grave relocation service is a Commodity code covering the disinterment, transportation, and reinterment of human remains and associated monuments or markers when necessitated by infrastructure projects, cemetery maintenance, or property redevelopment. State and local governments procure this work through licensed funeral directors and specialized contractors when highway expansion, facility construction, or cemetery preservation initiatives require grave relocation. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Florida county governments are active buyers; the work involves complete disinterment scope including remains handling, vault or container provision, monument removal and reinstallation, site restoration, and coordination with receiving cemeteries.

Recent activity concentrates in Kentucky and Florida. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Purchases issued three separate bids (RFB60526000006611, RFB60526000006612, RFB60526000006613) in June 2026 for grave relocation of four individuals from the Noble Family Gravesite in Breathitt County to Jackson Cemetery, with bids due July 7, 2026—a federally funded Federal Highway Administration project requiring licensed funeral directors under Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 316, Davis-Bacon Act wage compliance, and performance bonds equal to 100 percent of contract price. Collier County, Florida solicited stone conservation and stabilization services for the Historic Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery in Immokalee (Quick Quote QQ2026135, responses due July 10, 2026) covering grave marker reset, mortar repointing, and cleaning of six headstones and footstones using specified conservation methods. Both procurements require comprehensive general liability insurance (minimum $1 million per occurrence), workers' compensation coverage, and detailed project documentation. Federal funding typically triggers Davis-Bacon compliance and zero percent DBE participation goals; state and local work awards on lowest responsive and responsible bid basis with 30-day completion windows common for highway-adjacent relocations.