# Ohio Procurement Portal #SRC0000040301

Ohio rural EMS education, assessment, training, and program support services

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** November 04, 2026
**Identifier:** SRC0000040301
**NAICS:** 611430, 541611, 541720, 611519, 541690

Ohio is seeking professional services to strengthen rural emergency medical services through its Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.
- **Government buyer:** Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS—Administrative Services), on behalf of the Ohio Department of Health (DOH).
- **Program and service area:** Ohio Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program; work supports rural communities statewide, including those served by Ohio’s 34 critical access hospitals.
- **Requested services:**
  - Develop and deliver virtual continuing-education courses and virtual and in-person paramedic refresher courses.
  - Conduct targeted surveys and statewide or local in-depth assessments of rural EMS agencies, informed by the Rural Ohio EMS Needs Survey.
  - Organize in-person stakeholder meetings across four Ohio regions.
  - Provide EMT and community paramedic training, including community paramedic bootcamps.
  - Deliver survey-result data, final reports, and annual program reports.
- **Notable requirements:** Education and training support rural EMS providers and EMT continuing-education needs. No specific course counts, service quantities, commercial OEMs, vendors, products, or part numbers are identified.

### Description

The RFP seeks one contractor to provide professional services supporting the Ohio Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program and improve rural EMS services across Ohio. Work includes developing and delivering virtual continuing education and refresher courses, conducting surveys and assessments of rural EMS agencies, and convening regional stakeholder meetings. The contractor will also provide EMT and community paramedic training, conduct community paramedic bootcamps, and produce final reports, survey-result data, and annual program reports. Proposals must be submitted using a double-envelope format with separate technical and financial questionnaires.

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