O departamento de defesa concede o contrato para a verticalidade de FONARTM Sistemas de MRI
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Barbara Kram, Editor | June 26, 2006
Military taps upright MRI
where patients are scanned
in weight-bearing positions
MELVILLE, NEW YORK, June 21, 2006 - FONAR Corporation (the "Company") (NASDAQ-FONR), The Inventor of MR ScanningTM, announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), part of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), to supply the FONAR UprightTM MRI scanner and related line of MR products. DSCP is the contracting activity of DoD for the purchase of all medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, food and related subsistence products and all clothing and textiles. The contract number is SP0200-06-D-8303.
DoD's contract, awarded by DLA's DSCP division, is for purchases of the FONAR UprightTM MRI by all U.S. military hospitals, clinics and other Federal agencies around the world, including the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The DLA supplies the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, VA Hospitals and other Federal Agencies and Clinics. "These armed forces divisions supplied by DLA now have direct access to the FONAR UprightTM MRI for the diagnosis of injuries sustained by military personnel where they can now be evaluated in their fully weight-loaded erect posture," said Raymond Damadian, president and founder of FONAR. "Our salesmen can now be directed to call on military hospitals and VA hospitals and make them aware that they are now able to buy a FONAR UprightTM MRI to diagnose military personnel simply by requesting it from DSCP, and that DoD has approved the FONAR UprightTM MRI for direct military purchase."
Under the terms of the contract, DoD agencies and their affiliated medical facilities can purchase the FONAR UprightTM MRI and the product line's related products through the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP). The contract is the standard length of one year and may be extended for a one year term each year thereafter. The DoD agency has estimated its expected annual purchases of FONAR's UprightTM MRI but the Company may pursue unlimited sales of its equipment beyond the initial estimated amount. FONAR has not disclosed the estimated amount of annual purchases, although it is material relative to the Company's annual revenue run rate. FONAR's application to be an approved contractor of DoD was submitted November 2003. FONAR was awarded the DoD contract on May 30, 2006.
"The contract marks the first time in its 28 year history that FONAR Corporation is an approved supplier to DoD of MRI systems to be made available to U.S. government agencies," said Dr. Damadian. "Previously, if a government agency such as the VA wanted a FONAR scanner, it had to make specific application to the Surgeon General, await his approval and then await funding. Now any federal entity such as the U.S. Army or VA, once it is budgeted and wishes to purchase a FONAR UprightTM MRI scanner for its personnel, may place its order directly with DSCP and receive shipment without applying to the Surgeon General and then waiting for his approval and budget allocation."