JA Other Than Full and Open - WSA_Redacted.pdf

This is a Justification and Approval (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition for customized hearing aid devices and repair services, issued by the VA National Acquisition Center on behalf of the Veterans Health Administration. The VA intends to award a single-award firm-fixed price IDIQ contract to WS Audiology USA, Inc. for a five-year ordering period to provide prescription hearing aids, repairs, and accessories as part of VA's national Hearing Aid Program.

The J&A establishes that WS Audiology is one of only five manufacturers (along with GNResound, Oticon, Sonova USA, and Starkey Laboratories) capable of meeting VA's requirements for TAA and FDA-compliant hearing aids. The devices must be prescribed by VA clinicians following medical diagnosis, with OTC devices explicitly excluded. The product lines include INSIO, Motion, Pure, Styletto, Streamline, Smartconnect-Wireless, and CROS Pure models. The VA conducted market research showing these five manufacturers control 100% of the U.S. market for customized prescription hearing aids meeting technical requirements. A notice will be synopsized on GPE per FAR 5.201, and the justification will be made public within 14 days after award. The program was designated as a Best-in-Class contract vehicle by OMB.