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more than one entity. Projects shall be listed in order of priority. FORM E: Medical Director Signature Page must be included for each licensed provider or registered first responder organization in the proposal. a. One contract will be drawn between DSHS and the respondent representing the group of entities. b. Each entity request in a multiple entity proposal must be individually listed on Form I: Funding Request Budget Page. Selected respondents are responsible for maintaining a record of all costs and activities related to the administration of the project. 8. Disaster Services. In the event of a local, state, or federal emergency, including natural, man-made, criminal, terrorist, and/or bioterrorism events, declared as a state disaster by the Governor, or a federal disaster by the appropriate federal official, Contractors may be called upon to assist DSHS in providing services, as appropriate, in the following areas: community evacuation, health and medical assistance; assessment of health and medical needs; health surveillance; medical care personnel; health and medical equipment and supplies; patient evacuation; in-hospital care and hospital facility status; food, drug, and medical device safety; worker health and safety; mental health and substance abuse; public health information; vector control and veterinary services; and victim identification and mortuary services. Disaster services shall be carried out in the manner most responsive to the needs of the emergency, be cost effective, and be least intrusive on the primary services of the Contractor. F. Funding Preferences and Limits No single entity respondent will receive a total award of more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). No multiple entity respondents will receive a combined total award of more than eighty-five thousand dollars ($85,000). Funding preferences and limits will be used to determine awards. Funds may be used for EMS personnel certification training, specialty training related to pre-hospital health care management, communication equipment, patient care equipment including the purchase of an ambulance and non-disposable supplies, injury prevention projects, and continuing education programs. DSHS prefers to fund projects which: • clearly demonstrate need; • encourage growth/improvement of regional EMS/trauma system and increase the level of care of the provider; • benefit multiple entities; • consider the needs of the regional EMS/trauma system; • represent the most cost-efficient use of funding; and • involve an ambulance purchase price of less than $100,000. Page 12 RFP# EMS/LPG - 0328.1