Salt Lake County - Cremation Services for Indigents

Salt Lake County, through the Salt Lake Valley Health Department, issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Cremation Services for Indigents, with the solicitation number SLCoHEA45000. The procurement seeks qualified firms to provide mortuary services for indigent cremations, with specific requirements for vendor qualifications. Proposing vendors must be licensed and in good standing with the State of Utah, and must not have been placed on probation by the Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing within the past five years. The RFP was opened on January 29, 2018, at 3:00 PM MST and closed on February 20, 2018, at 2:00 PM MST. Proposals were required to be submitted in paper format, and the procurement falls under commodity code 42260, which covers postmortem and mortuary equipment, supplies, and services including cremation services. The RFP included Amendment #1 with Attachments A-E, and the award recommendation was ultimately approved by the Mayor's office to Wiscombe Memorial.

The RFP does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent organizations. While no specific disadvantaged enterprise requirements were noted in the available documentation, the procurement was open to licensed mortuary service providers meeting the stated qualifications. The solicitation was published on the Utah Public Procurement Place platform, suggesting broad accessibility to potential vendors. The document does not provide explicit details about the total contract value or specific budget ranges for the cremation services. Wiscombe Memorial was the recommended awardee, which suggests they were the most competitive or compliant bidder based on the evaluation criteria. The procurement was specifically for Salt Lake County, indicating a localized service requirement for handling cremations of indigent individuals within the county's jurisdiction.