The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), Department of Medicine in accordance with ยง11-35-1560 (A) of the SC Consolidated Procurement Code, intends to award without competition, a sole source contract to Optos Inc.
The Department of Medicine is requesting the purchase of the Optos UWF Primary System for imagining the retina and detecting retinopathy in diabetes pregnancy. Below are the items included with the system:
Ultra-widefield Scanhead
Touch Screen Tablet & Stand
Tele-retinal EL-20 Image Server
DICOM Expoty
Electric Lift Table
Three (3) Year Warranty and Full Support Service
Optos is the manufacturer and they have the scanning laser virtual point technology protected under patent and the associated and accorded monopoly patent rights. No other vendor can sell, maintain, train or install Optos equipment.