Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The Proposer shall be duly licensed to do business in the State of Florida 2. A Paramedic program must be taught by faculty meeting the most recent version of the qualifications as set forth in 64J-1.020 F. A. C. 3. Florida Statute 401.2701 requires that the instructor-student ratio should not exceed 1:6. 4. Field internship shall include a competency-based program to assure appropriate pre-hospital assessment and management of medical and trauma patients, as well as associated manual skills. The field internship activity shall include supervised experience in the field setting with a certified ALS transport EMS agency or ALS fire department. Refer to 64J-1.20 for additional requirements of the field internship inside of the paramedic program. 5. Pursuant F.S.401.2701 to Paramedic programs must be available only to Florida-certified emergency medical technicians or an emergency medical technician applicant who will obtain Florida certification prior to completion of phase one of the paramedic program and EMT certification must be maintained through the program. 6. The program must be accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Beginning January 1, 2013, National Registry for Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) will require students applying for Paramedic National certification to be from a CAAHEP/CoAEMSP accredited program. 7. In person classes shall be held