Calhoun County is seeking proposals for the provision of Medical Examiner professional services under the oversight of the Calhoun County Administrator/Controller in coordination with the Calhoun County Public Health Department Health Officer. The Medical Examiner Office (MEO) is responsible in accordance with Act 181 of 1953 for investigating deaths deemed to be in the public interest, serving both the criminal justice and public health systems. The MEO investigation promotes neutral and objective medical assessment of the cause and manner of death. Performing autopsies protects the public interest and provides the information necessary to address legal, public health, and public safety issues in each case of death from unknown causes. The scope of work for the MEO, as it relates to the contract for services contemplated as a result of this proposal solicitation, would include the following as parts: operation and administration of an MEO by a properly licensed, certified and insured Medical Examiner, Medical Examiner Investigators sufficient in number to respond to death scenes in order to conduct investigations in a timely manner; provision of local transportation of decedents to area storage facilities and when necessary from local storage to autopsy or permanent storage locations; licensed professional services to provide all necessary forensic toxicology and other required specialties, as needed, to investigate the deaths reported. Bidders are encouraged to offer partnered solutions to the County’s needs for a comprehensive Medical Examiner program.
