Description
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive cremation services for incarcerated individuals across more than 100 state prisons, conservation camps, and related facilities. The master agreement will cover body retrieval, cold storage, cremation, completion of required documentation, and disposition of remains, with all associated labor, transportation, permits, and fees included in the per‑cremation rate. The contract runs until 30 April 2029 and will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, with small‑business and DVBE preference incentives available. The bidder must hold appropriate funeral and crematory licenses, maintain required insurance, and meet background‑check and TB‑testing requirements for personnel accessing CDCR sites.
• Scope: Retrieval, cold‑storage, licensed cremation, death‑certificate issuance, and ash disposition for CDCR inmates.
• Geographic coverage: >100 CDCR facilities statewide, organized into 32 groups with estimated cremations ranging from 3 to 36 per site.
• Financial structure: Per‑cremation rates entered on Exhibit B‑1 plus a fixed $1,500 cold‑storage fee per location and a 25 % “as‑needed” component; optional 1 % prompt‑payment discount.
• Requirements: Funeral establishment, funeral director, and crematory licenses; $1 M minimum liability insurance; workers’ compensation; background checks, TB testing; compliance with DARFUR, Iran, and GenAI disclosures.