State Funeral Support Services - Washington National Cathedral
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Level of Government: | Federal |
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Opps ID: | NBD00159872994625915 |
Posted Date: | Dec 15, 2023 |
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Source: | https://sam.gov/opp/e43f0928f5... |
- Contract Award Date: Dec 07, 2023
- Contract Award Number: W91QV1-24-A-0004
- Task/Delivery Order Number:
- Contractor Awarded Unique Entity ID: Z1JSFYTNJYA3
- Contractor Awarded Name: PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- Contractor Awarded Address: Washington , DC 20016 USA
- Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $3,462,475.00
- Contract Opportunity Type: Award Notice (Updated)
- All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
- Updated Published Date: Dec 15, 2023 10:49 am EST
- Original Published Date: Dec 14, 2023 05:59 pm EST
- Inactive Policy: Manual
- Updated Inactive Date: Jan 01, 2024
- Original Inactive Date: Jan 01, 2024
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: G001 - SOCIAL- CARE OF REMAINS AND/OR FUNERAL
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NAICS Code:
- 812210 - Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
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Place of Performance:
DC 20016USA
The contract action was not awarded competitively.The overall planning as well as the decision to hold a state funeral, is largely
determined by the President before his death and the First Family. The location of thereligious funeral service is critical in that it is a reflection of the sympathy and mourning of the entire nation, to the world at large. The Washington National Cathedral, located
on Wisconsin Ave. NW in Washington, D.C., has been the site for the last 3 PresidentialState Funerals in 2004, 2006, and 2018. The Washington National Cathedral (WNC) is the second largest cathedral in the United States with an expanded seating capacity of over 4,000. The United States Congress has designated the Washington National Cathedral as the “National House of Prayer” and the Cathedral has been requested as the funeral venue by the families of four of the five former presidents that are still living
although the funeral plans for Presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden are still under development. Seating capacity, historic significance, and family wishes were all critical criteria in the selection process. After analysis of the three most recent state funerals, it was found that attendance at the State Funeral for President Ronald Reagan reached almost 4,000, for President Gerald Ford almost 3,700, and for President George H.W. Bush almost 3,100. The venue’s seating capacity and infrastructure are the most
essential criteria in selecting a location for a State Funeral.
Historic significance is another critical criterion to this requirement. The Washington National Cathedral has been the site of national services of great mourning and great celebration since its first service on the grounds in 1898. The Cathedral has hosted four (including the last three) Presidential state funerals (Eisenhower, Reagan, Ford, Bush), one official burial service (Wilson), and seven Presidential memorial services.
Based on the criteria identified above and the wishes of four of the five former Presidents, Washington National Cathedral is the only location that can meet the expected seating capacity of a state funeral while providing the religious overtones
expected during a funeral service, along with the historical significance of a national
- 9410 JACKSON LOOP SUITE 101
- FORT BELVOIR , VA 22060-5116
- USA
- Gregory R. Champlin
- gregory.r.champlin.civ@army.mil
- Phone Number 7038064440
- Gwendolyn Bridges
- gwendolyn.bridges5.civ@army.mil
- Phone Number 703-806-4608
- Dec 15, 2023 10:49 am ESTAward Notice (Updated)
- Dec 14, 2023 05:59 pm EST Award Notice (Original)
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