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IA02 PWS DRAFT - Mortuary Services Re-compete.pdf | Mar 4, 2026 |
Mortuary Services
Contact and place of performance
Amber Goetz
Fort Knox, KY
USA
This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure mortuary services and support, to include but not limited to embalming, casketing, transportation, and disinterment/interment of remains, on a small business set-aside basis, provided two (2) or more qualified small businesses respond to this sources sought notice with information sufficient to support a set-aside. Be advised that the U.S. G...
View moreAttached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for details.
Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be e-mailed to the Contract Specialist, Amber Goetz, at [email protected] and the Contracting Officer, Samuel M. Henderson, at [email protected], no later than 12 March 2026 at 10:00a.m. ET (Fort Knox local time).
Limitations on subcontracting and nonmanufacturer rule do not apply to small business set-asides for contracts at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). It does apply to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, EDWOSB, and WOSB set-asides regardless of the dollar value of the award.
Small business contractors awarded contracts above the SAT are required to comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting when utilizing subcontractors. The penalty for non-compliance is the greater of (A) $500K or (B) the dollar amount expended, in excess of permitted levels.
See FAR 52.219-14 - Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business.
In response to this sources sought, please provide:
1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code.
2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any.
3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. The information must clearly explain how your firm can satisfy the requirement as outlined in the PWS. General statements of interest will not be used as a capability determination.
4. Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricing information, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), delivery schedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
5. Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns.
6. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at [email protected] or 520-944-7373, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion
UPDATED 11 March 2026:
An interested party asked the following question and the KO wanted to address it here so everyone knew the answer:
Question:
Is this just for the Kentucky area or for the whole United States?
Answer:
This contract will be awarded to include CONUS and OCONUS support.
This Sources Sought still closes on 12 March 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
The Department of the Army, MICC-Fort Knox, has issued a sources sought notice under solicitation number PANMCC26P0000035671 to identify qualified small businesses capable of providing mortuary services and support. The scope of work involves embalming, casketing, transportation, and the disinterment and interment of remains. While the primary place of performance is Fort Knox, Kentucky, the contract will include support for both the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). The requirement is classified under NAICS 812210 Funeral Homes and Funeral Services and PSC G001 Social- Care of Remains and/or Funeral.
This market research is intended to determine the feasibility of an SBA SBA small business set-aside. Interested firms, including 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Women-Owned Small Business concerns, must submit capability statements that detail previous experience with similar requirements, identify potential teaming arrangements, and provide information on commercial availability and pricing. The government’s decision to proceed with a set-aside depends on receiving sufficient information from two or more qualified small businesses.
Capabilities and responses must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Amber Goetz and Contracting Officer Samuel M. Henderson by the deadline of March 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The notice includes one attachment, a draft Performance Work Statement posted on March 4, 2026, which provides specific details regarding the service requirements. This notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation.
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