Mortuary Services

The County of Los Angeles (County) Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC), Public Administrator Division (PA) is issuing this Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) for the provision of Mortuary Services. Establishments/Vendors determined to be qualified will be added to a Master List of Mortuary Service Providers (Master List) the PA will use to provide these services. The Master List will have an initial term of five years unless sooner terminated or extended in whole or in part by the option of the County. The RFSQ can be downloaded from the Internet by either accessing the County's website at http://camisvr.co.la.ca.us/lacobids and selecting 'View Open Bids' and then 'List by Department,' and then selecting the 'Treasurer and Tax Collector.' Alternatively, the RFSQ can also be downloaded from the TTC's website at http://ttc.lacounty.gov by clicking on the 'TTC Contract Opportunities' link. Potential proposers should take care to download and review the entire RFSQ. The RFSQ contains the service requirements, Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) content and format requirements, a description of the SOQ selection process, and a sample Master Agreement. Establishments/Vendors that meet the minimum requirements identified in Section 1.4, Establishment/Contractor's Minimum Qualifications, of the RFSQ are invited to submit an SOQ to provide the services described further in Appendix I, Statement of Work, of the RFSQ. Potential Establishments/Vendors should carefully review the RFSQ and ensure their SOQ complies with all RFSQ requirements. Two optional Establishment/Vendors' Conferences (Conference) will be held to answer questions regarding the written specifications of the RFSQ. The first Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT), on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at the Quartz Hill Public Library, 42018 N. 50th St., West, Quartz Hill, California 93536. The Second Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. PT, on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Conference Room 140, Los Angeles, California 90012. To register to attend, please call Kathy Gomez, Contracts Section, at (213) 974-7360 or send an email to contracts@ttc.lacounty.gov no later than Monday, February 6, 2017. The SOQs must be prepared in accordance with Section 2.0, Instructions to Establishments/Vendors, of the RFSQ. SOQs are due by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, and shall be delivered or mailed to the TTC, Contracts Section, 500 West Temple Street, Room 437, Los Angeles, California 90012. SOQs received after the initial submission deadline, during the term of the Contract, will be reviewed on a regular basis for subsequent inclusion on the Master List. Commodity: MORTUARY AND FUNERAL SERVICES (INCLUDING CREMATORY SERVICES)