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Work Plan - A plan that describes how services will be delivered to the eligible population and includes specifics such as what types of clients will be served, who will be responsible for the work, timelines for completion of activities, and how services will be evaluated when complete. The work plan will be part of the contract. A. Eligible Respondents Eligible respondents include department licensed EMS providers, department registered first responder organizations, Regional EMS/Trauma Advisory Councils (RACs), EMS education organizations, and pre-hospital injury prevention organizations and must comply with the criteria listed below. 1. If involved in direct patient care, respondent must be a licensed EMS provider or registered first responder organization with the State of Texas. 2. Respondent must be established as an appropriate legal entity as described in the paragraph above, under state statutes and must have the authority and be in good standing to do business in Texas. 3. Respondent must have a Texas address. A post office box may be used when the proposal is submitted, but the respondent must conduct business at a physical location in Texas prior to the date that the contract is awarded. 4. Respondent must be in good standing with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. 5. Respondent is ineligible to apply for funds under this RFP if currently debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded or ineligible for participation in Federal or State assistance programs. 6. Respondent may be ineligible for contract award if audit reports or financial statements submitted with the proposal identify concerns regarding the future viability of the contractor, material non-compliance or material weaknesses that are not satisfactorily addressed, as determined by DSHS. 7. Respondent's staff members, including the executive director, must not serve as voting members on their employer's governing board. 8. Respondent must not be listed on the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). In compliance with Comptroller of Public Accounts and Texas Procurement and Support Services rules, a name search will be conducted using the federal EPLS at: http://epls.arnet.clov prior to the development of a contract. No contract may be awarded to any respondent found on the EPLS system. A respondent is not considered eligible to contract with DSHS if a name match is found. Respondent is not considered eligible to apply unless the respondent meets the Page 7 RFP# EMS/LPG - 0328.1