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This is a Logic Model Guidance document for Pinellas County, Florida's Request for Proposal (RFP 26-0292-RFP) soliciting comprehensive indigent burial and cremation services. The county seeks qualified providers to serve approximately 1,060 annual calls for service, addressing the disposition of approximately 720 claimed and unclaimed human remains annually, including 650 adults, 50 veterans, and 20 stillborn or infant cases. The scope of services encompasses a detailed menu of line items including administration and eligibility determination, direct cremation for various body types, body embalming, cremains urns, burial containers, refrigeration and storage, body removal and transport, cremains scattering, cemetery lots, and hearse services, along with three bundled package options. Prospective bidders must submit questions by March 31, 2026, at 12:00 PM, with proposals due on April 14, 2026, at 3:00 PM via the OpenGov procurement website. The contract term is five years from the date of award, with no scheduled site visits or pre-conference meetings.

Evaluation criteria allocate 35 percent (350 points) to qualifications, 25 percent (250 points) to scope of work, 25 percent (250 points) to deliverables, and 15 percent (150 points) to compensation. Qualified bidders must hold a current Florida funeral director license, maintain an FDEP-certified incinerator facility, provide minimum refrigerated storage capacity for up to 100 concurrent bodies, and demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience performing similar services for a governmental organization. The annual funding estimate does not exceed $550,000, with pricing capped at a total annual bid amount of $30,000 for unexpected conditions or events, and all submitted pricing must remain fixed regardless of actual case volumes. Bidders must carry commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000, professional liability insurance of $1,000,000, and workers' compensation insurance as required by Florida law, and must execute a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement. Additional compliance requirements include submission of Foreign Countries of Concern, Human Trafficking, and Common Carrier Attestations. The solicitation is open to all qualified providers meeting minimum qualifications without set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises.