G001--Cremation and Removal Service

1. The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 20, intends to solicit quotes for Cremation and Removal Services at the Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon. A Statement of Work (SOW) will be included in the solicitation. The Request for Quotations number is 36C26022Q0156.

2. The solicitation will result in the award of a single contract. The resulting contract will be a fixed-price contract. The applicable NAICS code is 812210 (Funeral Homes and Funeral Services), and the small business size standard is $8.0M. This requirement is being procured as Unrestricted.

3. The intended contract period is date of award through Dec 31, 2022 plus four one-year option periods.

4. Telephonic requests for the solicitation will not be honored. When issued, the solicitation will be available via the Contracting Opportunities website, https://sam.gov/. The tentative solicitation issue date is Dec 22, 2021, and the anticipated closing date is Jan 06, 2022. Interested Quoters are advised to consult the actual solicitation for final dates and times.

5. Quoters from all capable and responsible sources will be considered. All prospective Contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://sam.gov) database and should ensure that the applicable NAICS code (812210) is included in the SAM profile prior to submission of quotations. Failure to register in the database will make a Quoter ineligible for award.