Mortuary Services for Fresno VA Medical Center Base plus 4 Option Years

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for Mortuary Services.



This Pre-solicitation Notice is to announce that the Veterans Affairs Central California Health Care System (VACCHS) is setting aside this requirement for all Small Businesses. If you qualified as a Small Business, vendors should read this notice and follow the instructions. Any questions should be directed to the Contracting Officer by email. Address is Leala.Jew@va.gov .



This requirement is primarily for Mortuary Services to bury or cremate deceased Veterans whereby its remains are unclaimed. The Contractor shall provide local facilities within 25 miles radius of the Fresno VA Medical Center. The Contractor shall provide professional funeral services, resources and transportation necessary to support the handling of unclaimed remains of deceased veterans from the Fresno Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center (VAMC) and to deliver the deceased to Santa Nella National Cemetery. The offeror shall comply with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requirements and specifications and federal, state, and local health laws, statutes and regulations in the performing the following tasks as identified in the Statement of Work (SOW). Fresno Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is located at 2615 E. Clinton Avenue, Fresno, CA 93703 and the Santa Nella National Cemetery is located at 32053 West McCabe Road, Santa Nella, California 95322.



The offeror shall provide the following services to include: General Mortuary Services, Decision for Cremation or Burial (Inurnment or Interment), Cremation Services, Burial Services to include - Embalming, preparation and clothing of the body, casket, permits, and US Flay display, and transportation from VA to Funeral Home and then deliver remains to the National Cemetery.



The proposed NAICS code is 812210 and small business size is $7.0 million.



The VA intends to award a requirement type contract with firm-fixed prices for the mortuary services for a base plus four option years. Period of Performance will begin on/about August 1, 2014 to Jul 31, 2015 plus four option years.



The solicitation document number is VA261-14-C-0456. The solicitation and its attachments will be posted on/about May 1, 2014. Offerors are to download the entire solicitation documents and attachments from the www.fbo.gov website. The solicitation document will instruct offerors how to submit their proposals. The due date of proposals will be indicated on the SF1449 Block Item 8. Offerors must be registered in SAM (Systems for Awards Management) at the time proposals are due. Go to www.sam.gov/ to register. Non-registrants will be deemed not eligible on the due date of proposals.