Mortuary Services - FMC Devens
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 Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), specifically FMC Devens in Ayer, MA, is conducting a Sources Sought for Mortuary Services. This market research aims to identify qualified vendors for an upcoming requirement to provide comprehensive mortuary and autopsy services. Responses, including a completed market research questionnaire, are due by May 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET.
Purpose
This is a Sources Sought announcement only and not a solicitation. The BOP is seeking to gather market information for a requirement that is currently in place. The incumbent contractor, Lehman Reen Funeral Home, Inc., was awarded a contract in March 2022, valued at $572,050.00, which is set to conclude on March 5, 2027. This market research will inform future procurement decisions.
Scope of Work
The anticipated services, as outlined in the draft Statement of Work, include:
- Transportation: Arranging transport of deceased inmates from various locations to the contractor's funeral home and onward to railway stations, air terminals, or local cemeteries.
- Embalming & Preparation: Providing complete embalming services, restoring bodies, dressing, and placing them in caskets, including specialized options for transgender individuals.
- Autopsies: Providing a suitable facility for postmortem examinations by a licensed forensic pathologist, if requested by FMC Devens.
- Caskets & Containers: Furnishing standard, sealed, oversized caskets, and appropriate outside containers for shipment or local burial.
- Shipping: Arranging all shipping logistics for remains, with the government covering costs to the residence of record or place of trial.
- Cremation: Performing cremation if requested or necessary due to extended documentation time.
- Local Burial: Coordinating local burials within a 30-mile radius of FMC Devens.
- Documentation: Securing necessary permits and providing certified death certificates.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Sources Sought / Market Research
- Product Service Code: G001 - Care Of Remains And/Or Funeral Services
- Incumbent: Lehman Reen Funeral Home, Inc. (contract ends March 5, 2027)
- Anticipated Period of Performance: March 6, 2027 - March 5, 2032 (Base year + 4 option years)
- Set-Aside: None specified for this Sources Sought
- Response Due: May 22, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
- Published: May 4, 2026
Action Item
Interested parties should complete and return the attached Market Research Questionnaire to Sarah Burke at sburke@bop.gov by the response deadline. The contractor must be properly licensed in Massachusetts and available 24/7.