KY US&R Medical Director

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Military Affairs, Kentucky Division of Emergency Management is requesting proposals for a Personal Service Contract to engage a Kentucky-licensed physician as Medical Director for the Kentucky Urban Search and Rescue Program, with proposals due August 28, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The Medical Director will provide medical oversight, operational medical leadership, and deployable medical team support for KY US&R task forces and affiliated rescue operations conducted under Emergency Support Function 9 authority. The role encompasses administrative, training, and operational duties. Mandatory qualifications include a current, unrestricted Kentucky medical license and board certification in Emergency Medicine and prehospital care emergency medical services or a related specialty. The contractor must carry commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, plus professional liability insurance with minimum limits of $1 million per claim.

The initial contract term runs from September 7, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with the Commonwealth reserving the right to renew for one additional one-year period subject to approval by the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Legislative Research Commission's Government Contract Review Committee. No offerors' conference is scheduled.

Evaluation is weighted as technical qualifications at 205 points, cost proposals at 50 points, and oral presentations (if required) at 100 points, totaling 355 points. Cost proposals must submit two separate rates: a Disaster Deployment Rate (all-inclusive, applied during activations and deployments with overtime included) and a Non-Deployment/Program Oversight Rate (applied during administrative, training, and program oversight activities). All proposals must be submitted electronically through the Commonwealth's eProcurement System (Kentucky Vendor Self Service). The contract will not be effective until approved by the Finance and Administration Cabinet and filed with the Legislative Research Commission.