Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Contractor shall provide 911 Ambulance Services, without interruption, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 52 weeks per year, for the full term of the Contract. Contractor shall provide 911 Ambulance Services without regard to the patient's race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, sex, or ability to pay. 2. Contractor shall provide, at no charge to County or the requesting agency, standby services at the scene of an emergency incident within the EOA when directed by an EMS Agency-approved Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) center upon request of a public safety agency. A unit placed on stand-by shall be dedicated to the incident for which it has been placed on stand-by unless released by the EMS Director or his / her designee. Stand-by periods exceeding four (4) hours shall be approved by the EMS Director.