Specifications include, but are not limited to: new commercially produced surface emergency medical care vehicle, herein referred to as an “ambulance” or “vehicle”. This vehicle shall be in accordance with the Ambulance Design Criteria of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, United States Department of Transportation, Washington, D. C. This specification is based on current KKK-A1822-F revision. It is the intent of the City to purchase a vehicle that is professionally engineered and designed. It is paramount to the City that the vehicle presented be built by a reputable manufacturer with considerable experience in the ambulance manufacturing field. To this end, the City requires that each manufacturer provide the following: 1. A statement of fact, signed by an officer of the manufacturing company, disclosing that the manufacturer has delivered two hundred fifty (250) ambulances within the last twelve (12) months of the date of this bid; 2. The size and location of manufacturing facilities and number of production staff; 3. Interior pictures to verify plant facilities; 4. A list of on-site engineering staff with educational accreditation; 5. ISO 9001:2000 Certification.