Northern Illinois University
Exemption #PSCMCHB38399
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Change Order
Published Monday May 18, 2026
Vendor: WS Audiology USA
Change Order Amount: $20,000
Purchase of additional hearing aids; new total $192,019.56
Change Order Amount: $20,000
Purchase of additional hearing aids; new total $192,019.56
The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
Change Order
Published Wednesday December 10, 2025
Vendor: WS Audiology USA
Change Order Amount: $25,000
Purchase of hearing aids. This amount brings the total to $172,019.56
Change Order Amount: $25,000
Purchase of hearing aids. This amount brings the total to $172,019.56
This change order corrects and replaces the change order posted below on October 20, 2025.
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now Bridget McHatton.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Eleanor Curcuro.
The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
Change Order
Published Monday October 20, 2025
Vendor: WS Audiology USA
Change Order Amount: $7,019.56
This amount brings the total to $147,019.56
Change Order Amount: $7,019.56
This amount brings the total to $147,019.56
The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
Award Info Published Wednesday June 4, 2025
WS Audiology USAISELIN, NJ
- Amount: $140,000
- Terms: One-time transaction
Summary
Vendors
1 total
0 BEP vendors
0 VBP vendors
0 Small businesses
The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Wednesday, June 4, 2025
The University awarded a contract for Purchase of Hearing Aids.
Purchase of Hearing Aids
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for medical supplies or medical at a university-operated health care center or dispensary that provides care, treatment, and medications for students, faculty and staff (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b-5)) Purchase of Hearing Aids
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Cecelia Bolles
Northern Illinois University
Procurement Services & Contract Management
590 College Avenue
Lowden Hall, Room 107
DeKalb, IL 60115-2828
Phone: (815) 753-1674
FAX: (815) 753-6800
Northern Illinois University
Procurement Services & Contract Management
590 College Avenue
Lowden Hall, Room 107
DeKalb, IL 60115-2828
Phone: (815) 753-1674
FAX: (815) 753-6800
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.