Funeral Government Bids & RFPs

Responses must be received no later than 2:00 p. m. on Monday, July 6, 2026.

The county payment terms are net 30 days unless a cash discount is allowed for payment within not less than twenty (20) days. The payment term shall begin on the date the merchandise is inspected, delivered and accepted by the county and the correct invoice is received by accounts payable.

Awarded to the overall lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The following criteria may be considered: ability to perform, conformance to specification, quality of performance, financial ability, item pricing, vendor references.

Vendors must be qualified to provide the specified free-standing mortuary freezer.

Samples of items when required, must be furnished free of expense to the county and upon request, be returned to the vendor at the vendors expense. Samples of selected items may be retained for comparison purposes.

Protests arising from factual or legal basis that the protestor knew or should have known prior to the submission of the bid/proposal must be submitted within three business days of the submission of the bid/proposal. Protests arising from factual or legal basis that the protestor knew or should have known subsequent to the date the bid/proposal was submitted must be submitted within ten business days after the protestor knew or should have known of such bases, but in no event shall any protest be submitted more than ten business days after the award of the contract.

Violation of the instruction not to contact county officers, elected officials or county employees regarding this bid prior to award of purchase order will result in your bid being found nonresponsive. Submission of more than one bid to the county as the primary bidder for the same work by an individual firm, partnership or corporation under the same or different names may be grounds for disqualification.

The term agreement purchase order shall not exceed the amount of $100,****.

Responses to this IFB must be received by 07/17/2026, 10:30 AM Central Time.

HHS system agency will make contract payments in accordance with chapter **** of the Texas Government Code, commonly known as the Texas Prompt Payment Act. HHS agency must acknowledge that the services have been satisfactorily performed and products received, if applicable, which are included on an invoice prior to approving the invoice for payment.

The bidder shall have relevant experience required for the performance of the services as outlined in this IFB. The minimum experience required is two years. The bidders personnel to be assigned to perform the services must be fully trained and, at minimum, have two years relevant experience.

Questions or clarifications submission deadline is 06/29/2026.

Bidders should not submit exceptions to this IFB which could result in disqualification of a response. No changes to a response can be made after the submission deadline. The inclusion of assumptions could result in disqualification of a response. Failure to comply with sole point of contact requirements may result in disqualification of the response.

The historical spend for the same or similar services is $269,**** for the period October 13, 2022, through June 30, 2026.