Pinellas County Opengov #21-0248-B

24 Indigent Burial and Cremation

The government buyer is Pinellas County, Florida, specifically the Human Services Department and the Purchasing and Risk Management Department. The awarded vendor is FPG Florida, LLC doing business as Alife Tribute Funeral Care. The contract is for providing Indigent Burial and Cremation Services, including removal, transport, storage, cremation, burial, embalming, and administrative services for unclaimed or indigent deceased persons. The contract anticipates approximately 860 cases annually, including adult cremations, infant cremations, and indigent veteran burials. Services include removal within specified timeframes, refrigerated storage for up to 100 bodies, search for next-of-kin, publication of obituaries, direct cremation or burial, embalming for anatomical board cases, and handling of veterans' cases in compliance with Florida statutes and federal regulations. The contract includes detailed pricing for various services such as administrative costs, direct cremation, embalming, burial containers, cremains containers, precautionary pouches, refrigeration fees, removal fees, scattering of cremains, cemetery lot costs, and hearse fees. The total not-to-exceed contract amount is $2,475,000 with an average annual expenditure of $495,000, and the grand total over the contract term is approximately $4,056,325. The contract term is from January 1, 2022, through September 30, 2026 (57 months) with no extensions. Unique contract requirements include compliance with Florida Statutes Chapter 497, detailed reporting and invoicing requirements, use of E-Verify for personnel, digital accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.0 A and AA), insurance requirements, and a dispute resolution process for invoice payments. The place of performance and delivery addresses include Pinellas County Human Services Department at 440 Court Street, Clearwater, FL, and the contractor's facility at 2201 Dr. ML King Jr. St. N., St. Petersburg, FL. The contract also specifies handling of unclaimed cremains, including dignified disposal after 120 days if unclaimed.

Description

This contract is for indigent burial and cremation services in Pinellas County, Florida. The contract was awarded to FPG Florida LLC DBA ALife Tribute Funeral Care Gulfport Chapel. The contract duration is from January 1, 2022, to September 30, 2026, with a total awarded amount of $2,475,000.00. The procurement was managed by Pinellas County and classified as an Invitation to Bid (ITB). The primary contact is Gayle May, Procurement Analyst Coordinator.

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