Revise National EMS Education Standards

Description:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).  NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The agency develops, promotes and implements effective educational, engineering and enforcement programs with the goal of ending preventable tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. 

NHTSA's Office of Emergency Medical Services' (OEMS) mission is to reduce death and disability by providing leadership and coordination to the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) community in assessing, planning, developing, and promoting comprehensive, evidence-based emergency medical services and 9-1-1 systems. 

A key component to this mission is EMS education.  NHTSA's OEMS is dedicated to promoting a sufficient, stable, and well-trained EMS workforce, as well as enhancing the health and safety of all EMS providers. To this end, OEMS supports workforce research and develops resources designed specifically for EMS providers.

The objectives of this contract are to:

Take results of the 2018 Scope Model and incorporate the changes into the Standards (https://www.ems.gov/pdf/education/EMS-Education-for-the-Future-A-Systems-Approach/National_EMS_Education_Standards.pdf) and possibly the IG for all levels of EMS personnel.  The current IGs are:

EMR - https://www.ems.gov/pdf/education/National-EMS-Education-Standards-and-Instructional-Guidelines/EMR_Instructional_Guidelines.pdf

EMT - https://www.ems.gov/pdf/education/National-EMS-Education-Standards-and-Instructional-Guidelines/EMT_Instructional_Guidelines.pdf

AEMT - https://www.ems.gov/pdf/education/National-EMS-Education-Standards-and-Instructional-Guidelines/ADV_EMT_Instructional_Guidelines.pdf

Paramedic - https://www.ems.gov/pdf/education/National-EMS-Education-Standards-and-Instructional-Guidelines/Paramedic_Instructional_Guidelines.pdf

Emergency Medical Service (EMS) practitioners and their medical directors want to give their patients the best possible care.  To do this, they need to keep up to date with the evolving body of scientific research and combine this scientific knowledge with their own clinical experience and each individual patient's circumstances and preferences.

Solicitation Information:

This acquisition is being offered as full and open. The NAICS Code for the anticipated contract is 541611.  Contractors must be registered in the Systems for Award Management Database located at http://www.sams.gov, and must complete electronic representations and certification on the ORCA database located at http://orca.bpn.gov to be considered for contract award.  It is the Government's intent to award a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) type contract resulting from the solicitation, with or without discussions, to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the Government based on the evaluation factors contained in the solicitation.  It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any).  Potential Offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Requests for paper copies of the RFP will not be accepted. The estimated date for release of the solicitation will be the month of April 2018.

Period of Performance:  Twenty-four (24) months from the date of award.

Contract Award:  The anticipated award date for the resultant contract is expected to be on or about September 2018.

No Further Procurement Information is Available at this time.