EMS Training Services
- Client
- Waterbury, Connecticut
- RFP Number
- EDUCATION-18930
- Posted
- 10/17/2026
- Category
- Subsistence, Education or Training Supplies and Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe government authority in Waterbury, CT requires a vendor to provide classroom, certification, and recertification EMS training services for Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) fire department members working rotating schedules. The selected vendor must supply a clean classroom with heating and air conditioning, and conduct course instruction across at least three specific two-hour time slots one day per week on a 9-week cycle. Performance of the work will occur both onsite and offsite. Only USA onshore organizations are eligible to submit proposals for this opportunity. Interested applicants must submit all questions regarding the solicitation no later than October 23, 2026. The provided text does not state the final submission deadline, application submission instructions, evaluation criteria, contract term, or specific budget limit.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from RFP 8955 10092026.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The City of Waterbury Fire Department is seeking a licensed EMS provider or instructor to deliver NREMT Emergency Medical Technician initial training and continuing education classes. Eligible proposers include consultants, businesses, and institutions with relevant municipal experience and required state licensing.
- Issued by
- The City of Waterbury, Fire Department
- Questions due
- 2:00 PM on October 23, 2026
- Responses to questions available
- October 27, 2:00 PM
- Proposals due
- 11:30 AM on November 3, 2026
- How to submit
- Hard copy and electronic submission on CD or flash drive
- Submission details
- Submitted to 235 Grand Street. Proposals must be bound, paginated, indexed, and numbered consecutively. Cost proposal must be sealed in a separate envelope marked Confidential: Cost Proposal.
- Contract term
- 36 months beginning upon contract execution, with options to extend for two 1-year periods.
- Place of performance
- City of Waterbury, Connecticut
- Insurance and bonding
- Insurers must have an A- Best's Rating and Class V3 or better financial category. Mandatory coverages include General Liability, Automobile Liability, Workers' Compensation, Excess/Umbrella Liability, and Professional Liability/E&O. City of Waterbury must be named as Additional Insured on a primary and non-contributory basis with Waiver of Subrogation.
How proposals are evaluated
| Compliance with the City's requirements and expectations | |
| Proposed cost schedule | |
| Experience, expertise, and capabilities of the proposer and assigned personnel | |
| Time, Project and Cost Schedule |
Scope of work
- Initial EMT Training preparing students for NREMT EMT cognitive and CT OEMS psychomotor exams
- Conduct recruit training classes Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM
- File initial T-4 Certification Program Completion Form, EMSI Training Program Application, and T-7
- Review and retrain EMT Practical Certification Examination
- Provide a clean classroom with heating, air conditioning, and parking for up to 30 students
- Manage EMT preceptor period forms, student evaluations, and state E-licensing online management
- Design and implement continuing medical education recertification for EMR and EMT fire department members
- Provide CPR recertification including American Heart Association e-Cards
Minimum qualifications
- Experience and expertise providing similar EMS training services outlined in the scope
- Proven track record providing similar services for municipal governments
- Knowledge of federal and State laws and regulations governing the scope of services
- Licensed EMS provider and instructor by CT DPH OEMS
- Must not have Licensure Actions or Pending Charges listed by CT Department of Public Health
- Curriculum must include national education standards as required per CT OEMS approval
- Able to deliver services within the geographic boundaries of the City of Waterbury
- Provide classroom with HVAC and parking for up to 30 students, 4 firefighting apparatus, and 4 staff vehicles
Documents to include with the bid
- Completed and signed Attachment A Contract Compliance Packet
- Stockholder's Affidavit
- Non-Collusion Affidavit
- Debarment Certificate
- Completed Attachment C Addendum/Certification/Notice of Acceptance
- Resumes for assigned personnel by job classification
- Summary of relevant projects completed within the last 3 years with references
- Work Plan
- Cost Schedule sealed in a separate envelope
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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