G001--Unclaimed Remains Contract -B 4, POP 8/1/2026 - 7/31/2031

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 seeks contracted funeral and burial services for deceased unclaimed remains at the Phoenix VA Healthcare System, with proposals due July 6, 2026 and questions due July 1. This is a 100 percent small business set-aside.

Place of performance is the Phoenix VA Healthcare System. The contractor must provide pickup of deceased patients within 24 hours of notification (or by 3:30 p.m. the next business day for weekend/holiday notifications), transport to the funeral home, preparation and embalming when required, caskets or urns, chain-of-custody documentation, refrigerated storage, death certificate coordination, and arrange final disposition at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona or other authorized locations. The contractor must hold current transit permits and appropriate mortuary licenses under Arizona Department of Health Services. Operations are required Tuesday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., excluding federal holidays, with emergency pickup available within three hours when required. The NAICS code is 812210, Funeral Homes and Funeral Services; PSC is G001, Social Care of Remains and/or Funeral.

The contract is firm-fixed-price with a base period of August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, plus four one-year option periods extending through July 31, 2031. The estimated ceiling is $12.5 million. Offerors must submit technical approach narratives addressing SOW compliance, detailed experience performing unclaimed remains or mortuary services within the past three years, itemized pricing, past performance information, completed VA Form 10091 and W-9 forms, SAM registration verification, and signed small business certifications. Invoices are submitted monthly in arrears via the Tungsten Network upon completion of satisfactory work. The contracting officer is located at Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 22 Network Contracting, 4135 S. Power Road, Mesa, Arizona 85212; contract specialist Jessica Brooks at jessica.brooks3@va.gov or 480-466-7940.