DOP-Transportation of Deceased-AO

The Illinois State Police is requesting bids on a three-year contract for transportation of deceased individuals on Cook County highways to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, with bids due August 27, 2026 under IFB 27-493ISP-OPERA-B-53602.

The vendor must be licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation as a Funeral Director and respond 24 hours per day, 365 days per year with arrival at scenes within 60 minutes of notification. Services include placing deceased bodies into vendor-supplied coroner bags and transporting them to the Medical Examiner's Office at 2121 W. Harrison Street, Chicago. Prevailing wage requirements under 30 ILCS 500/25-60 apply; vendors must include prevailing basic wage rates and fringe benefits in hourly labor rates, along with all employer expenses for FICA, workers' compensation, liability insurance, and unemployment insurance. The vendor must maintain general commercial liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence with $2 million annual aggregate, auto liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence, and workers' compensation insurance as required by law, naming the State as additionally insured.

Pricing is structured as per-body estimates with payment only for actual usage; consumables including coroner bags are built into the contract price. Prevailing pricing must remain valid throughout the contract term. Services must be performed entirely within the United States. A mandatory $15 Minority Contractor Initiative fee will be deducted from the vendor's first check. Subcontracting is permitted with prior written approval; subcontractors with annual values exceeding $100,000 must provide Financial Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest certifications. Invoicing is due no later than July 31 for services performed through June 30. Illinois Business Preference and Domestic Product Preference are available if bidders provide appropriate documentation. All bids must be submitted electronically through BidBuy; questions are due by the last Friday prior to bid opening. The contract may be partially or wholly funded with federal funds, with the percentage disclosed upon notice of award.