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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. PERFORMANCE BASE STATEMENT OF WORK:

Contractor shall provide all supplies and services necessary for the care and disposition of remains of active duty military personnel within the Continental United States and worldwide. Supplies and services will include: removal from place of death or where remains are located; appropriate preparation (sanitation, restoration and preservation) of the remains, basic reconstructive restoration, dressing (with union alls), casketing, cosmetology, and world-wide shipment of remains. Contractor shall maintain strict compliance with specifications and provisions outlined in Navy Instruction NAVMEDCOM 5360.1 Decedent Affairs Manual. Contractor shall be required to certify all supplies and services meet specifications in Block 13 of Department of Defense (DD) Form 2063 (Record of Preparation and Disposition of Remains), provided in the List of Attachments.

2. MORTUARY FACILITIES:

2.1 External and internal appearance of the facilities shall be well maintained, with safe, well-lighted parking areas.

2.2 Facilities shall have storage capacity for a minimum of five embalmed remains and two casketed remains.

2.3 Facilities and preparation rooms shall be clean, sanitary, and in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, as well as, all other applicable local, state and federal death-care industry regulations. Preparation room shall be identified as a private area and secure from public access. Service shall comply with specifications of Navy Instruction NAVMEDCOM 5360.1 Decedent Affairs Manual.

3. Special Requirements:

3.1 Contractor shall, at no additional cost, provide storage for remains being processed for a period not to exceed 72 hours from the time preparation is complete.

4. CASKETS AND OUTER SHIPPING CONTAINERS:

4.1 All caskets and outer shipping containers shall meet Armed Services Specification standards. Contractor shall comply with Navy Instruction NAVMEDCOM 5360.1 Decedent Affairs Manual.

Contractor shall provide appropriate caskets and outer shipping containers within 24 hours from the time request is made.

5. DOCUMENTATION:

5.1 Contractor shall complete blocks 5a. - 9, 13a – d and initial blocks 14a (5&6) of DD 2063. All remaining portions of DD 2063 will be completed by DOD personnel. Contractor shall obtain all permits, certificates and documentation necessary to ship remains. Contractor shall obtain and forward two certified death certificates with each remains. Costs for additional documentation required for international shipments will be absorbed by the Department Of Defense.

6. VEHICLES:

6.1 Contractor shall utilize industry-standard vehicles (e.g., first-call, funeral coach and/or covered delivery vehicles) necessary to satisfy contract requirements. Contractor shall use a funeral coach or hearse when transporting casketed remains to a receiving funeral home.

6.2 Vehicles shall be clean and in good physical and mechanical operating condition.

7. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

7.1 All personnel, to include agents, subcontractors and employees of the contractor, shall meet all local, state, and federal licensing requirements.

7.2 All licenses, permits and/or certificates are subject to verification with the applicable State Board of Mortuary Science or the equivalent.

8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

The period of performance will be for one year from date of award of contract.

9. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

The scope of this SOW covers the entire geographical area of the Continental United States (CONUS), plus Alaska and Hawaii, and worldwide locations. The contractor is responsible for providing services in any location worldwide and within the continental United States that falls under the purview of the Human Resources Command’s area of responsibility.

10. POINT OF CONTACT:

The contractor will identify a point (s) of contact by name title and phone number for purposes of ordering services under this contract. The contractor shall provide live response to requests for service 24 hours a day all calendar days of the year. Notification by electronic medial message service is also acceptable. The contractor will furnish this information to the contracting officer or his/her designated representative.

11. TIMELINE FOR PERFORMANCE:

The contractor shall comply with the following performance requirements.

a. Contractor shall be available to receive requests 24 hours per day/7 days a week/365 days per year.

b. Within four (4) hours of notification from the Ordering Officer, remains must be removed from the place of death, the immediate location or 100-mile radius of where the remains are located, If the location of the remains are up to 200 miles, the remains must be removed from the place of death or immediate location within six (6) hours of notification from the Ordering Officer.

c. The contractor must secure two (2) prescribed caskets within twenty-four (24) hours of notification from the Ordering Officer.

d. Remains must be embalmed, sutured and ready for initial inspection within 24 hours of notification from the Ordering Officer.

e. Remains must be dressed (with union alls), casketed, cosmetized and ready for shipment within thirty-six (36) hours of initial notification ordering services from the Ordering Officer.

12. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Two types of caskets are required to be available under this contract: a metal casket 18 gage, revere silver sealer, air and water tight; or a hardwood casket. The type of casket will be selected by the Person Authorized to Direct Disposition (of human remains) (PADD) and specified in each order. SubCLINS are included for orders for each type of casket. Offers are priced at the SubCLIN level (000101, 000102, 100101, 100102, 200101, 200102, 300101, 300102).

Pricing for shipping containers are included in the Transportation CLINS (0002, 1002, 2002, 3002).

The destination of remains is designated by the PADD and specified by the ordering officer in each order.

The timeline in the Statement of Work section 11.b is anticipated to take place after recovery and release of remains by a medical examiner in situations where their involvement is required. The contractor or its subcontractors are not expected to participate in recovery operations but rather in the removal of the remains to be specified in each order.

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