Texas DIR/ESBD #HHS0017352v3

Texas HHSC seeks mortality-resource management and mass-fatality emergency response services

Texas Health and Human Services is seeking emergency mortality-care resources and mass-fatality response support for use by HHSC and DSHS. - Government buyer: Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Procurement and Contracting Services; the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), including its Contract Oversight and Support Section, is also an authorized user. - OEMs and existing equipment: Dodge (3 embalming machines and 3 wide blue smooth movers) and Ferno (3 accordion trucks, 2 folding prep tables, and 3 Maxi mortuary cots). These are existing assets for contractor management, not specified new purchases. No part numbers are provided. - Other existing inventory: 3 free-standing 20-by-20-foot tents, 3 human-remains smooth movers, 60 stainless-steel morgue trays, 4 state-owned 32-foot mortuary trailers, and 3 commercial mobile diesel generators. The inventory attachment also lists body bags at a quantity of 0. - Services requested: Maintain, store, rotate, maintain and deploy DSHS mortality supplies, equipment, and trailers; provide management, preparedness, response, and reporting support; and deploy mass-fatality strike teams for technical assistance and response and recovery operations. - Response capability: Provide at least 4 strike teams, each with at least 4 personnel, including 2 licensed funeral directors and 2 non-licensed personnel. Equipment must be deployable within 24 hours of request; teams must be prepared to deploy within 24 hours and be en route within 48 hours of notification. - Storage and asset care: Store the trailers in a major Texas metropolitan area within 125 miles of Waco and outside hurricane-vulnerable coastal areas. Storage must be secure and covered. Keep trailers in safe working order and submit quarterly maintenance reports and temperature logs; maintain inventory and property reporting. - Estimated value: The notice estimates a contract value of $5 million. No specific new product quantities or part numbers are requested.

Description

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is seeking competitive bids to establish contract(s) for mortality services and resources for use during an emergency event or disaster. Services include maintaining and storing mortality-care supplies and equipment and deploying a strike team to support mass-fatality response and recovery operations. Both HHSC and the Department of State Health Services may use contracts awarded under this solicitation. The notice lists an estimated value of $5,000,000; responses are due October 28, 2026, at 10:30 AM.

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