Executive order 14042 - cochlear implant contract: VA, IHS, and DOD may place orders against this contract
Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 36C79122D0002
- Awardee
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Cochlear Americas Corporation UEI S4FNET9BJCG8
- Awarding agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 19
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Task orders
- 49 $99,891,336 obligated
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- 6515--Cochlear Implant Acquisition (VA-19-00099570) Solicitation · 36C79121R0005 · Posted Aug 30, 2021
- Combined order value
- $99,891,336 Current and potential, with all options
- Last date to order 99% complete
- IDV ceiling 96% used
- $104,336,250.00
- Award type
- Single award
- Who can order
- Only the awarding agency
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 4 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this IDV
Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 of the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a single-award indefinite-delivery contract to Cochlear Americas Corporation on November 1, 2021, with a ceiling of $104.336 million and an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2026.
The contract carries no set-aside designation. Work is performed at Cochlear Americas' facility in Littleton, Colorado. The original solicitation, posted August 30, 2021 with proposals due September 13, 2021, sought cochlear implant systems, replacement parts, accessories, and training services to support VA and Department of Defense patients. The NAICS code is 339113. The contract includes a modification to conduct an in-cycle technology refresh in accordance with base contract terms, and Executive Order 14042 permits VA, the Indian Health Service, and DoD to place orders against this vehicle.
The period of performance spans the base through October 2026. Since award, Cochlear Americas has received monthly express reporting delivery orders for purchase order data under the VA National Cochlear Implant Contract, issued regularly by Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 from December 2021 through September 2025. Monthly order values have ranged from approximately $355,000 to $3.99 million. Most recent orders include express reports for September 2025 data ($2.553 million), August 2025 data ($2.598 million), and July 2025 data ($2.386 million), all completed in Littleton, Colorado on firm fixed-price terms. A separate delivery order for bone-anchored hearing aids (BAHA implants) was issued to Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 in July 2022 for $16,700, performed in Nashville, Tennessee.
Task orders
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Transactions
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Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 36C79122D0002?
36C79122D0002 was awarded to Cochlear Americas Corporation by Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 (Veterans Health Administration) on November 1, 2021.
How much is contract 36C79122D0002 worth?
Orders under 36C79122D0002 have obligated $99,891,336. 36C79122D0002's own ceiling is $104,336,250.
How many orders have been placed under contract 36C79122D0002?
49 orders have been placed under 36C79122D0002, the latest on September 1, 2025.
Who can order from contract 36C79122D0002?
36C79122D0002 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.
Was contract 36C79122D0002 competed?
The extent of competition for 36C79122D0002 was full and open competition. The government received 4 offers.
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