6515--GN Hearing Aid Parts & Accessories Solicitation
Awarded Limited / Sole Source Justification Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C79125R0005
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 19
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Contract number
- 36C79125R0005-S02-36C79125R0005 Federal IDV award
- Awardee
- GN Hearing Care Corporation
- NAICS code
- 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs National Acquisition Center, on behalf of Veterans Health Administration's Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service, has issued a sole source justification notice for customized hearing aid parts and accessories to support eligible veterans and Department of Defense members. The VA awarded a $150 million contract to GN Hearing Care Corporation on July 8, 2025, under contract number 36C79125R0005, utilizing the sole source authority under FAR subpart 6.302-1 for situations where only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The procurement is justified based on the proprietary nature of hearing aid parts and accessories, which are specific to each manufacturer and cannot be sourced from alternative suppliers while maintaining device integrity and clinical effectiveness. The contract establishes a national procurement vehicle to provide standardized pricing and adequate clinical availability of hearing aid parts and accessories across the VA enterprise, supporting the agency's national Hearing Aid Program for approximately 90+ proprietary hearing aid models. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334510 for Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,250 employees, and the VA provided a 30-day window for interested parties to submit capability statements following the notice publication.
Notice text
The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisition Center, on behalf of Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS), Commodity and Services Acquisition Service (CSAS) and Denver Logistic Services (DLS) has a requirement to provide customized (prescription) hearing aid parts and accessories to eligible veterans and DoD members. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 334510 and the size standard is 1,250 employees. The requirement is to provide adequate national clinical availability of hearing aids parts and accessories for compliant ordering and provide standardization of pricing for hearing aid parts and accessories across the VA enterprise. The Government intends to procure specialized supplies and services on a single-source basis, in accordance with Title 41 U.S.C. 3304 as implemented by FAR subpart 6.302-1 entitled Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements . THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS and no solicitation will be issued.
The Government intends to award a sole-source contract to GN Hearing Corp for Customized (Prescription) Hearing Aid parts and accessories. Hearing aid parts and accessories are proprietary to each manufacturer. Interested persons may identify their interest and/or provide a capability statement to Bradley Geghan, Contract Specialist, by email at Bradley.geghan@va.gov. All capability statements received within 30 days after the publication of this announcement will be considered by the VA. A determination by VA not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the VA. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Awarded contract 36C79125R0005 to GN HEARING CARE CORPORATION for 150000000.00000000 on 2025-07-08.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C79125R0005_2.docx | DOCX document | |
| JA Other Than Full and Open - GN Resound_Redacted.pdf |
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