Mortuary Services
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The U.S. Department of the Army is conducting a Sources Sought notice to identify qualified small businesses capable of providing Mortuary Services at Fort Knox, KY, and potentially other CONUS/OCONUS locations. This market research aims to determine if a Total Small Business Set-Aside is feasible for a future requirement. Responses are due by March 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET.
Scope of Work
The requirement is for comprehensive mortuary services and support, including but not limited to embalming, casketing, transportation, and disinterment/interment of remains. Services must be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. The draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines specific requirements for:
- Personnel: Key personnel (Program Manager, Alternate Program Manager) must be dual-licensed funeral directors and embalmers.
- Quality Control: Contractors must maintain an effective quality control program with specific metrics for timeliness (e.g., no more than two instances of untimely performance per month for embalming/preparation/transportation) and accuracy (e.g., no more than 4% error rate for embalming/preparation).
- Reporting: Monthly Status Reports (MSRs) detailing services, problems, corrective actions, and quality control findings.
- Supplies: Contractor-furnished items include caskets, shipping containers, urns, and head wraps, meeting specified standards.
- Place of Performance: Contractor facilities within CONUS and OCONUS (U.S. States, Territories, and Possessions).
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (for market research and planning purposes only).
- Set-Aside: Anticipated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5), contingent on sufficient small business responses.
- NAICS Code: 812210 (Funeral Homes and Funeral Services) with a $12.5M size standard.
- Response Due: March 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET (Fort Knox local time).
- Published Date: March 4, 2026.
Response Requirements
Interested small businesses are requested to provide:
- Firm name, point of contact, phone, email, UEI, CAGE code, and specific small business status/certifications (e.g., SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB) with the corresponding NAICS code.
- Indication of interest in competing as a prime contractor, including any subcontracting, joint venture, or teaming arrangements.
- Detailed information on previous experience (prime or sub) with similar requirements (size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government/commercial).
- Information on commercial availability, including pricing, delivery schedules, and customary terms.
- Suggestions on how the Army can best structure contract requirements to facilitate small business competition.
- Identification of any conditions unnecessarily restricting competition, with rationale, to the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes (scott.d.kukes.civ@army.mil).
Additional Notes
This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), or Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government is not seeking quotes or proposals at this time and will not pay for information submitted. Not responding does not preclude participation in any future solicitation.