OAC - Carlisle Barracks Disinterment Project

The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) on behalf of the Office of Army Cemeteries (OAC) intends to award a sole source indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Stronghand, LLC, 1111 N 4th Street, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012, for the return of Alaskan Native and Native American remains currently interred in the Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery (CBPC) in Carlisle, PA. A Justification and Approval (J&A) document is being prepared in support of this effort under the authority of 10 United States Code 3204(a)(5) as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-5(b)(6), Sole source awards under the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003. The objective of this contract is to provide licensed funeral home professional services, transportation of remains via commercial carrier, and subsequent interment in Native Alaskan, Native American, or private cemeteries through a funeral home, in accordance with all Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Funeral Rule, Federal regulations, and State regulations for Funeral Service Providers in support of annual CBPC disinterment events. This contract will have a five (5) year ordering period. This notice of intent is not a request for information. However, all capability statements received will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may submit their capabilities statement to Samantha Hannah via email at [email protected]. Responses relating to this notice must be received by 10:00 AM EST on 24 August 2023.