Advanced Life Support Continuing Education Training - Buckley AFB

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
FA254325Q0025
Agency
Air Force Space Command Air Force, Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
Woman-Owned Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
611710 Educational Support Services
PSC
U008 Education/Training- Training/Curriculum Development
Place of performance
Aurora, Colorado 80011, United States
Points of contact

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of the Air Force Space Command is soliciting proposals for Advanced Life Support Continuing Education Training services at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado. The contractor will provide comprehensive medical training to firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), and paramedics, including 36 hours of monthly Continuing Education Units (CEUs), intravenous (IV) training, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) certification training. The training must meet National Continued Competency Program requirements, with paramedics needing 60 hours and EMTs requiring 40 hours of continuing education every two years for recertification. The government will evaluate proposals using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method, assessing technical approach, past performance, and price reasonableness. Questions were due by 4:30 PM MST on July 17, 2025, with consolidated responses provided around July 23, 2025, and final proposals due by 5:00 PM MDT on July 28, 2025.

This opportunity is designated as a Woman-Owned Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 611699 with a size standard of $16.5 million. The total potential contract value is $16,500,000, structured as a firm fixed price arrangement covering a base year from September 1, 2025, to August 31, 2026, with four additional one-year option periods extending through August 31, 2030, plus a six-month option period through February 2031. The contractor must deliver three two-hour training sessions per month for twelve months annually, providing both instructive and skills-based learning to accommodate different firefighting shifts. Training will be conducted at the Buckley Space Force Base Fire Department in Building 806, located in Aurora, Colorado. The contractor must provide all necessary materials, qualified instructors, and coordinate with the Assistant Chief of Training while maintaining compliance with base security requirements.

Notice text

3 versions

Update #3 · Latest ·

***AMENDMENT 2*** - The purpose of Amendment 2 is to upload the Questions and Answers document. 

***PLEASE SEE AMENDMENT 1 ATTACHMENT FOR UPDATED RESPONSE DATES*** these dates have also been updated below.

In accordance with the Performance Work Statement, the contractor shall provide all materials and qualified skilled and unskilled labor to provide Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Advanced Life Support (ALS) medical training to Buckley Space Force Base (BSFB) firefighters. In addition, the contractor shall teach intravenous (IV) training to BSFB Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and teach Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses to BSFB paramedics. Additionally, the contractor shall provide training to certify Buckley firefighters and 911 dispatchers the cognitive skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) Program every two years.

Buckley Fire Emergency Services (FES) provides both Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) services to the base community. All Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers must meet the minimum requirements of the National Continued Competency Program (NCCP). Nationally registered Paramedics (NRP) are required to renew their certification every two years. The Paramedic NCCP requires a total of 60 hours of continuing education to recertify. The model requires continuing education in three components: (1) a national component: (2) a local/state component, and (3) an individual component. Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) are required to renew their certification every two years. The EMT (NCCP) requires a total of 40 hours of continuing education to re-certify. The contractor shall provide thirty-six (36) hours of scheduled monthly CEU's (three two-hour sessions per month for twelve months). The contractor shall provide instructive and skills-based learning at each CEU session. This model allows for the evaluation of competencies.

Please see the attached PWS for a more detailed analysis of what is required for this requirement.

NAICS Code 611699 could not be selected for this posting, however, this NAICS code will be used for this requirement.  

Please review the RFQ Instructions attachment and all additional attachments.

Questions are due to POC's listed on this posting no later than 4:30 PM MST on 17 July 2025. Questions will be consolidated and responses will be forwarded to all Contractors on/around 23 July 2025. No further questions will be addressed on this project after this date.

Update #2 ·

***PLEASE SEE AMENDMENT 1 ATTACHMENT FOR UPDATED RESPONSE DATES*** these dates have also been updated below.

In accordance with the Performance Work Statement, the contractor shall provide all materials and qualified skilled and unskilled labor to provide Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Advanced Life Support (ALS) medical training to Buckley Space Force Base (BSFB) firefighters. In addition, the contractor shall teach intravenous (IV) training to BSFB Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and teach Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses to BSFB paramedics. Additionally, the contractor shall provide training to certify Buckley firefighters and 911 dispatchers the cognitive skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) Program every two years.

Buckley Fire Emergency Services (FES) provides both Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) services to the base community. All Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers must meet the minimum requirements of the National Continued Competency Program (NCCP). Nationally registered Paramedics (NRP) are required to renew their certification every two years. The Paramedic NCCP requires a total of 60 hours of continuing education to recertify. The model requires continuing education in three components: (1) a national component: (2) a local/state component, and (3) an individual component. Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) are required to renew their certification every two years. The EMT (NCCP) requires a total of 40 hours of continuing education to re-certify. The contractor shall provide thirty-six (36) hours of scheduled monthly CEU's (three two-hour sessions per month for twelve months). The contractor shall provide instructive and skills-based learning at each CEU session. This model allows for the evaluation of competencies.

Please see the attached PWS for a more detailed analysis of what is required for this requirement.

NAICS Code 611699 could not be selected for this posting, however, this NAICS code will be used for this requirement.  

Please review the RFQ Instructions attachment and all additional attachments.

Questions are due to POC's listed on this posting no later than 4:30 PM MST on 17 July 2025. Questions will be consolidated and responses will be forwarded to all Contractors on/around 23 July 2025. No further questions will be addressed on this project after this date.

Update #1 ·

In accordance with the Performance Work Statement, the contractor shall provide all materials and qualified skilled and unskilled labor to provide Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Advanced Life Support (ALS) medical training to Buckley Space Force Base (BSFB) firefighters. In addition, the contractor shall teach intravenous (IV) training to BSFB Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and teach Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) courses to BSFB paramedics. Additionally, the contractor shall provide training to certify Buckley firefighters and 911 dispatchers the cognitive skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) Program every two years.

Buckley Fire Emergency Services (FES) provides both Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) services to the base community. All Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers must meet the minimum requirements of the National Continued Competency Program (NCCP). Nationally registered Paramedics (NRP) are required to renew their certification every two years. The Paramedic NCCP requires a total of 60 hours of continuing education to recertify. The model requires continuing education in three components: (1) a national component: (2) a local/state component, and (3) an individual component. Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) are required to renew their certification every two years. The EMT (NCCP) requires a total of 40 hours of continuing education to re-certify. The contractor shall provide thirty-six (36) hours of scheduled monthly CEU's (three two-hour sessions per month for twelve months). The contractor shall provide instructive and skills-based learning at each CEU session. This model allows for the evaluation of competencies.

Please see the attached PWS for a more detailed analysis of what is required for this requirement.

NAICS Code 611699 could not be selected for this posting, however, this NAICS code will be used for this requirement.  

Please review the RFQ Instructions attachment and all additional attachments.

Questions are due to POC's listed on this posting no later than 4:30 PM MST on 8 July 2025. Questions will be consolidated and responses will be forwarded to all Contractors on/around 11 July 2025. No further questions will be addressed on this project after this date.

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
RFQ FA254325Q0025 Q and A (003).docx DOCX document
Amendment 1 - RFQ Instructions - Buckley SFB ALS.pdf PDF
RFQ Instructions - Buckley SFB ALS.pdf PDF
Attachment 2 - Solicitation - FA254325Q0025.pdf PDF
Attachment 1 - PWS ALS Cont Ed 20 May 2025 (FINAL).pdf PDF

Notice history

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Advanced Life Support Continuing Education Training - Buckley AFB Original Pre-Solicitation

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