Cremation and Burial Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System seeks a four-year Blanket Purchase Agreement for cremation and burial services for deceased unclaimed or indigent Veterans in Utah, with proposals due September 21, 2026, at 12:00 PM MST and questions due September 11, 2026, at 3:00 PM MST. This is full and open competition under NAICS 812210 (Funeral Homes and Funeral Services) with a $12.5 million business size standard.

Place of performance is Salt Lake City, Utah, with service delivery to the Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park at Camp Williams (Bluffdale), Southern Utah National Cemetery (Cedar City), or other open state, federal, territory, or tribal Veterans cemeteries in Utah. The contractor must serve deceased Veterans from the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center and any VA-authorized care facility in Utah, including contract nursing homes and State Veterans Nursing Homes.

The contractor must hold current Utah funeral establishment and funeral director/embalmer licenses. Services include removal, preparation, storage, cremation, embalming, casketing, transportation, and confirmation of interment, with performance requirements of one-business-day response time for remains pickup, a mandatory 14-calendar-day holding period, and burial or inurnment completion within five business days of the Proceed Notice. The Government estimates 15 burial services and 5 cremation services annually, though volume may vary. All contractor personnel must complete annual privacy and security training and comply with VA Handbook 6500.6 security and sensitive information requirements.

Service Contract Act prevailing wage determinations apply across multiple Utah counties; Embalmer and Mortician classifications range from $33.91 to $60.94 per hour depending on county, with mandatory fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (or $5.42 under Executive Order 13706) for health and welfare, plus 2–4 weeks paid vacation and 12 paid holidays annually.

Solicitation number is 36C25926Q0820. Awards will be made on an all-or-nothing basis to the responsible offeror(s) offering best value using comparative analysis. Evaluation factors include technical capability and documentation of qualifications, price (firm-fixed unit pricing per contract year), subcontractor identification, and past performance (up to two references from the past three years). Submission requires six volumes covering technical capability, qualifications documentation, pricing, subcontractor information, BPA terms completion, and past performance questionnaires. The Contracting Officer is Jacqueline O'Bryan at Network Contracting Office 19, Greenwood Village, Colorado; 303-712-5760 or Jacqueline.Obryan@va.gov. The contract runs September 27, 2026, through September 26, 2030, with the Government retaining the right to exercise options for an additional six months at prevailing labor rates.