Fujfilm Medical Systems U.S.A. has signed a nearly $10 million, 10-year deal to outfit the Navy fleet with new medical X-ray systems, the company announced Tuesday.
Under the contract, the Lexington, Massachusetts-based vendor will serve as the sole provider of digital radiography, delivering up to 34 scanners, beginning with a new naval ship installation later this year.
“Fujifilm is honored to be awarded this significant contract from the U.S. Navy as it speaks to the confidence and level of trust government officials place in our technology and our Fujifilm staff,” Lou Cavallaro, director of government business sales, said in a statement.
The Navy and Defense Logistics Agency awarded this digital radiography standardization contract after an “extensive” two-year evaluation that included three bidders, according to a spokeswoman. They’ll pay approximately $273,000 per unit, with the vendor standing to collect a maximum of $9.8 million if all systems are installed (including upkeep, maintenance and training), the DLA said. Fujifilm also previously supplied the Department of Defense’s picture archiving and communication system, along with signing another 10-year imaging deal with the logistics agency and Veterans Affairs.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.