Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to provide a hearing aid analyzer for the Bakersfield VA Clinic. The analyzer must have specific features such as software-assisted probe tube placement, guided workflow for hearing instrument verification, and wideband audiogram entry. The contractor must also provide a one-time training at installation and warranty for the equipment. The delivery date is August 1, 2026.
Key features of the hearing aid analyzer include:
• Software-assisted probe tube placement
• Guided workflow for hearing instrument verification
• Wideband audiogram entry and hearing instrument verification to 1 2.5 kHz
• Fitting software to verify and adjust hearing instruments against clinical targets
• Noah module to transfer audiometry stored in Noah into hearing aid analyzer
• Ability to operate remotely on PC and teleaudiology compatible
• Ability to print via a network-connected printer, Noah module, or print to file
• Dedicated counseling tool for patient education
• SII counseling to generate SII graph and demonstrate potential benefit of amplification for speech understanding
• Sensory loss simulator to show family members what the conductive and sensorineural hearing loss experience is like for patients