Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System is seeking information from potential sources to determine their availability and capability to provide mortuary services for unclaimed remains of deceased Veterans. The services include providing facilities, equipment, licensed personnel, motor vehicles, professional funeral services, caskets, outer shipping containers, resources, and transportation necessary to support the handling of unclaimed remains. The contractor will be responsible for preparing the remains for burial, including embalming, dressing, and casketing, and transporting the remains to the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery for interment. The contractor must comply with industry standards and practices, as well as federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Some key requirements include:
* Providing a statement of capability to perform mortuary services
* Including business size and socio-economic status information
* Providing proof of license for the establishment and funeral home director(s)
* Maintaining Workers Compensation and Professional Liability Insurance
* Complying with VA security and privacy requirements
* Signing VA's Rules of Behavior