Mortality Resources and Emergency Response Services

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is seeking a contractor to maintain and deploy mortuary supplies, equipment, and four trailers and provide mass-fatality strike-team services during emergencies and disasters.

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HHS0017352v2
Sep 09, 2026 12:00 PM
Aug 18, 2026 12:00 PM
$269,485.68
8 months base + 4 × 1 year options
Invitation for/to Bid (IFB/ITB)
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vivian.harrison@hhs.texas.gov
+15124062460
1100 West 49th Street, Austin, TX, USA
Description

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is seeking competitive bids for mortality resources and services supporting mass-fatality management during public health emergencies and disasters. The contractor must maintain, store, rotate, deploy, tow, and maintain state-owned mortuary supplies, equipment, and four 32-foot mortuary trailers. Storage must be covered, well lit, secure, fenced, and located in a major Texas metropolitan area within 125 miles of Waco, excluding hurricane-vulnerable coastal areas. The contractor must maintain at least four strike teams, each with at least two licensed funeral directors and two knowledgeable non-licensed personnel. Services include mortuary technical assistance; human-remains processing, identification, transport, embalming, cremation, casketing, and reburial support; emergency deployment; preparedness outreach, training, and exercises; operational reporting; and trailer storage, licensing, preventive maintenance, and corrective maintenance. The initial contract term is January 1, 2027, through August 31, 2027, with up to three one-year renewals and a possible one-year extension. Historical spend for similar services was $269,485.68, but the solicitation provides no guaranteed volume, usage, or compensation.

Classification Codes
NAICS624230Emergency and Other Relief Services
PSC9930Memorials; Cemeterial and Mortuary Equipment and Supplies
Smart Codes
mortuary equipmentmortuary servicesemergency response services
Specifications
Supply & Service
Timeline
Aug 18, 2026-Solicitation Posting Date
Aug 24, 2026-Questions or Clarifications Submission Deadline
Aug 26, 2026-Responses to Questions or Clarifications
Sep 9, 2026-Response Deadline
Jan 1, 2027-Anticipated Contract Start Date
Requirements
Required
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employer's Liability - Each Accident — $1,000,000.00
  • Employer's Liability - Disease Each Employee — $1,000,000.00
  • Employer's Liability - Disease Policy Limit — $1,000,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability - Per Occurrence — $1,000,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability - General Aggregate — $2,000,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability - Medical Expense Each Person — $5,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability - Personal Injury and Advertising Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability - Products and Completed Operations Aggregate — $2,000,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability - Damage to Premises Rented to You — $50,000.00
  • Commercial Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Professional Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Umbrella Liability — $1,000,000.00
Required
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 10 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
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