# SAM #36C26126Q0775-2

VA Palo Alto seeks mortuary and transportation services for unclaimed or indigent Veterans

**Buyer:** VA Network Contracting Office 21
**Posted:** October 30, 2026
**Respond By:** November 06, 2026
**Identifier:** 36C26126Q0775-2
**NAICS:** 812210, 812220

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking mortuary services for unclaimed or indigent Veterans served by the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
- **Government buyer**
  - Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS)
  - Network Contracting Office 21
- **Services requested**
  - Mortuary care for unclaimed or indigent deceased Veterans, including body preparation, embalming, cremation and a suitable urn when requested, casketing, refrigeration, storage, and transportation to a VA National or VA grant-funded State Veterans Cemetery.
  - The estimate lists 24 units for each of 10 service CLINs: body preparation and transport/storage under CLINs 01 and 0002, and the corresponding services under CLINs 1001–1002, 2001–2002, 3001–3002, and 4001–4002.
- **Notable requirements**
  - Pickup within one business day of notification and completion of the burial process within 10 days.
  - Contractor facility must be within 25 miles of VAPAHCS.
- **OEMs and vendors**
  - No mortuary-service vendors or product manufacturers are named in the materials.

### Description

<p>Mortuary Services for Indigent Veterans at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System.</p>

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