Mississippi Procurement Portal #3150007132

Sole-source purchase of an Interacoustics vestibular assessment system

The University of Southern Mississippi is proposing a sole-source purchase of a vestibular assessment system for its Audiology Clinic and related research and education activities. - Buyer: University of Southern Mississippi, School of Speech and Hearing Sciences and Audiology Clinic; procurement office identified as the Director of Procurement & Contracts. - OEM and product brands: Interacoustics; the requested system is sold as Micromedical by Interacoustics and includes Visual Eyes and Vorteq. Virtualis by Interacoustics is also named in the regional authorization letter. - Proposed regional vendor: E3 Diagnostics (also written e3 Diagnostics), identified as the authorized, factory-trained provider for sales and related services in specified Mississippi and Louisiana areas. - Requested equipment and software: - One Orion reclining rotary vestibular chair with Visual Eyes 525 third-generation VNG system and Vorteq assessment and diagnostics package, product numbers 8526816 / ITA-8526816. - One OtoAccess Database, part number 8517466. - The system is intended to work with the university’s existing AirFx equipment. - Included services: One installation, part number 8122535, and one shipping service, part number 8122326. One on-site manufacturer advanced clinical training service, part number 8130339, is optional and excluded from the quoted total. - Notable capabilities: Rotational tests include step rotation, sinusoidal harmonic acceleration, and VOR suppression. Other testing includes VNG, caloric and positional tests, vHIT, dynamic visual acuity, and gaze stabilization. The chair reaches speeds up to 200 degrees per second, accelerates up to 100 degrees per second squared, and reclines from upright to flat. Software includes real-time analysis of torsional eye movements, customizable protocols, pupil-tracking options, and eye-movement video recording. - Sole-source rationale: The university states that alternatives do not provide the full combination of required capabilities in one system. The quoted total is $112,617.80 before tax.

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The University of Southern Mississippi proposes a sole-source purchase of the Micromedical by Interacoustics Orion Reclining Rotary Chair and Visual Eyes 525 third-generation VNG system with assessments and diagnostics package. The system will support dizziness and balance evaluations at the USM Audiology Clinic, vestibular research, and educational activities. The notice describes the chair’s rotational and non-rotational testing capabilities and software features, and states that objections to the proposed sole-source procurement are due by December 1, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time. The attached quote lists a total of $112,617.80, excluding tax.

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