Specifications include, but are not limited to: Onslow County, North Carolina is seeking proposals from a qualified firm to provide decedent recovery and transport services of deceased individuals from the death scene to Onslow Memorial Hospital Pathology as authorized by Onslow County law enforcement officers or other designated location as authorized by Onslow County Emergency Services. Responsibilities: 1. CONTRACTOR will respond to the address of the decedent within 120 minutes, 90% of the time, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. 2. When arriving at the address of the decedent, the CONTRACTOR will make contact with law enforcement officers to determine the method for removal with minimal scene contamination. 3. Prior to removal of the decedent, all remains will be properly labeled with identification affixed to the decedent AND the exterior of the cadaver bag. Only approved identification will be utilized. 4. All decedent remains, without exception, will be placed in a new cadaver bag and appropriately sealed for evidence integrity. 5. CONTRACTOR will ensure that all remains are handled with dignity and professionalism. The CONTRACTOR will ensure respect for the decedent, the family, and confidentiality. 6. CONTRACTOR will complete the Onslow County Medical Examiner’s transportation form for each transport. This form must be retained in accordance with the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources published record retention schedule. The form must be made available upon request by the requesting law enforcement agency and/or Onslow County Emergency Services. 7. CONTRACTOR will complete the Transportation Service Payment Request Form provided by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 8. CONTRACTOR will not solicit the sale of services or goods at the scene of the decedent or steer any member of the decedent’s family to any services such as funeral homes, legal services, florists, investigators, crime scene clean up services, etc. This includes but is not limited to any written or oral statements handed out or left on the premises that bear the name and/or contact information of any business. 9. CONTRACTOR will maintain a single number for contact by the Onslow County Emergency Communication Center for request. CONTRACTOR is responsible for communicating their enroute, arrival, transport, and clear times with the Onslow County Emergency Communication Center via radio provided by Onslow County Emergency Services.