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DAF F&ES EMS program requires all firefighters to have a National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians certification. Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32-2001, Fire and Emergency Services Program, Par... DAF F&ES EMS program requires all firefighters to have a National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians certification. Air Force Instruction (AFI) 32-2001, Fire and Emergency Services Program, Para 3.5.6.1, states that The Air Force Surgeon General directs medical services on the installation. The Fire & Emergency Services Program responsibilities and oversight are outlined in AFI 44-102, Medical Care Management. In addition, Strategic Message dated 14 September 2018 states National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians is the agreed upon enterprise level of certification. To obtain a certification, an application process must be accomplished that includes completing an education course, psycho-motor skills evaluations, and a fee associated cognitive exam; a fee for which this contract is being requested to pay for vouchers to accomplish the cognitive exams. Testing vouchers will be purchased through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, managed by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, and issued to firefighters who have accomplished the education course and psycho-motor skills evaluations. Firefighters will submit the testing vouchers with their application to receive an Authorization to Test (ATT) and will schedule the cognitive exam. These certifications are available in the commercial marketplace and meet the definition of commercial items as defined by FAR 2.101: Any item, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used by the general public or by non-governmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes, and has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the general public. ITEM NAME QUANTITY EMR Certification Voucher 2250 each EMT Certification Voucher 500 each The government has only one known source that can supply the vouchers and test that meet the standards above. The government is seeking additional capable sources that could fulfill this requirement.