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STATEMENT OF WORK

1ST MEDICAL BATTALION (1ST MED BN)

PARAMEDIC EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM

1. Background: 1st Med Bn requires contracted support to send its Search and Rescue Medical Technicians (SMT) to attend a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)/ Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP) accelerated accredited Paramedic training program for Paramedic students to successfully gain a National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians(NREMT)-Paramedic certification. The enhanced capability of a certified nationally registered Paramedic is required for SMTs per OPNAVINST 3130.6F and is paramount for mission accomplishment and decreased patient mortality in Large-Scale Combat Operations.

2. Objective: 1st Med Bn needs to send ten (10) SMTs to attend an accelerated accredited Paramedic training program to be certified as NREMT Paramedics.

3. Requirement: The Contractor shall provide an accelerated Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)/National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards (NEMSES)/Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP) accredited Paramedic education program that meets the following requirements:

· Didactic classroom instruction that consists of the following:

1. Paramedic Airway Course IAW NEMSES or CoAEMSP standards

2. Paramedic Cardiac Course IAW NEMSES or CoAEMSP standards

3. Paramedic Medical Course IAW NEMSES or CoAEMSP standards

4. Paramedic Trauma Course IAW NEMSES or CoAEMSP standards

5. Paramedic Obstetrics/Pediatric Course IAW NEMSES or CoAEMSP standards

· Hospital Clinical Internship that consists of the following:

1. Facilitates 168-hours for each Paramedic student in various departments within a hospital setting at the emergency room, intensive care unit for adults and pediatrics, surgery, etc.

· Field Internship that consists of the following:

1. Facilitates 576-hours for each Paramedic student with a Paramedic preceptor on an advanced life support ambulance.

4. Contractor Minimum Qualifications:

· Delivers a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in conjunction with the Committee on Accreditation for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP) Paramedic education program for the Paramedic student.

· Facilitates the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) computer-based Paramedic written exams for the Paramedic student.

· Facilitates the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)Paramedic practical skills exams for the Paramedic student.

· Conducts the American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification course for the Paramedic student.

· Conducts the American Heart Association (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification course for the Paramedic student.

· Conducts the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) advanced Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) certification course for the Paramedic student.

5. Period of Performance: Deliver a 6.5-month or less accelerated NEMSES or CoAEMSP accredited Paramedic training program. Estimated POP 31 March 2025 - 10 October 2025.

6. Place of Performance: The didactic classroom instruction will be performed on Camp Pendleton, in Building 22184, in a classroom coordinated by the customer. The hospital clinical and field internships should be performed based on the availability of Contractor’s hospital clinical and field partners.

7. Technical Points of Contact:

HM1 Patrick M. Shea Email: Patrick.m.shea@usmc.mil Phone: 561-724-6825