Mortuary Services - FMC Devens

This is a sources sought announcement for mortuary services at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts, issued under solicitation number 15BGCS26N00000072 and posted on May 4, 2026, with a response deadline of May 22, 2026. The requirement is not new, as services are currently being provided by the incumbent contractor, Lehman Reen Funeral Home, Inc., under a contract awarded in March 2022 for $572,050, covering a base year and four one-year option periods, extending through March 5, 2027. This announcement seeks market research to inform the upcoming solicitation, which will result in a new indefinite delivery/requirements contract with firm fixed prices for a similar five-year term beginning March 6, 2027. Respondents must complete and return a market research questionnaire to sburke@bop.gov, which includes questions on business size, socioeconomic status, experience in correctional environments, SAM.gov registration, and capabilities to deliver all required services including autopsy, embalming, casketing, transportation, cremation, and local burial within a 30-mile radius of FMC Devens. The services require 24/7 availability for emergency response, strict compliance with Massachusetts state laws and federal Bureau of Prisons regulations, and adherence to detailed preservation and packaging standards, including the use of hermetic-seal caskets for communicable disease cases and seasoned wood containers for rail or international shipments. All personnel must pass a mandatory security clearance investigation, which may take 30 days or more, and the contractor must employ a board-certified forensic pathologist licensed in Massachusetts for autopsies. Deliverables include four certified death certificates per case, photographs of remains prior to shipment, and coordination with the FMC Chaplain for grave-side ceremonies. The contracting officer is Sarah Burke of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, with oversight provided by a designated contracting officer’s representative. While the prior contract used firm fixed pricing, the solicitation’s evaluation factors, basis of award, cost structure, and specific pricing have not yet been defined and will be formalized in a future solicitation. The NAICS code is 812210, no set-aside is planned, and submissions must be electronic only via email; hard copies are not accepted. FAR clauses related to SAM.gov registration, Privacy Act