UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO - NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT: 19-055
Hologic Horizon A Bone Mineral Densitometer system
The University of Waterloo (UW) intends to award a single source contract to Christie Innomed of Saint-Eustache, Quebec, for the purchase of a Hologic Horizon A Bone Mineral Densitometer, equipped with laserjet printer and software, for use in Kinesiology. The budget for this entire package is approximately $110,000.00 CAD, not including HST.
This is an Advanced Notice indicating to the supplier community that UW intends to award a contract for this equipment to a pre-identified supplier. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date of this notice, a statement of specifications that satisfies the stated requirements set out in this Notice, the competitive requirements of the University are considered to have been met. Following notification to any suppliers not successful in demonstrating that their statement of specifications meets the requirements set out in this Notice, the contract may then be awarded to the pre-identified supplier.
If other potential suppliers submit statements of specifications during the fifteen calendar day posting period, and meet the requirements set out in this Notice, UW will proceed to a Request for Proposal process, in order to award the contract.
Process - Suppliers who can provide equivalent equipment with proven functionality required for the research, within budget, may submit a statement of specifications, in writing, to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of specifications must unequivocally demonstrate how the supplier meets these advertised requirements within budget.
SPECIFICATIONS –
The required bone densitomter includes the following functionality:
Horizon A Bone Mineral Densitometer, with Advanced Fan-Beam DXA Technology:
- One Pass Acquisition Technique; Multi-Detector Array Scanning Method
- New 216 high-resolution multi element Ceramic digital detector array
- New High Frequency X-ray Generator
- Indexing Scan Table with Positioning Accessories
- Motorized Table and Rotating C-arm
- Internal Reference System for Continuous Calibration
- Computer Console
- QDR Anthropomorphic Spine Phantom
Standard Configuration:
Hologic APEX Operating System:
- Automatic PASS/FAIL Quality Control
- Express BMD 10 Second Acquisition
- Single Energy Scan Display Capability
- Window/Level Control for Image Optimization
Apex Productivity Tools:
- Express Exam Workflow Management
- OneTime Auto Analysis with Histogram
- ProTech with DXApro
- Auto Hip Positioning
- Reposition/Rescan Feature
- Automatic Scan Comparison for Serial Exams
- Least Significant Change Configuration
Horizon Advance Reporting Solutions:
- QDR OnePage Report with Rate of Change Assessment
- New Dual Hip Report
- New integrated Report Writer DX
Horizon Scan and Analysis Protocols:
- AP Lumbar Spine with Automatic Low Density Analysis and Scoliosis Analysis
- Supine Lateral Spine with Baseline Compensation
- Proximal Femur, Automatic Low Density Analysis and Hip Structure Analysis (HSA)
- Dual Hip
- Forearm
- Whole Body BMD
- IVA HD with Image Pro High Resolution Imaging Capability
- Quantitative Morphometry
- Integrated Physicians Viewer with MXApro
- Pediatric Analysis for Spine, Femur, Forearm and Whole Body
DXA Practice Manager:
- Patient Database Manager
- On-line Normative Reference Values and User-Definable Values
- NHANES and Ethnic and Pediatric Reference Data
- Context Sensitive Help
- General Region of Interest
- DAP Reporting
QDR Reference Manual CD
STANDARD COMPUTER PACKAGE with Computer Workstation with Dual Core 3 GHz
- Windows 10 Professional
- 250 GB hard drive
- 2 GB RAM
- DVD RAM drive
- 19” Widescreen LCD Monitor
- HP Professional Series Color DeskJet printer
FRAX 10 Year Fracture Assessment
Advanced Body Composition Analysis with InnerCore Visceral Fat Assessment
New Atypical Femur Fracture Assessment (AFF) High Resolution Imaging Capability
APEX IRIS Connectivity Suite W/Enterprise Data Management
IRIS Enterprise including:
- DICOM Modality Worklist
- DICOM SC Storage
- DICOM SR Storage
- Physician's Viewer 7
- Report Writer Dx/HL7 Reporting
Enterprise Data Management
- DICOM Query/Retrieve
- Archiving the scan's to PACS eliminating the need to archive to removable media
Toshiba Single Phase 2KVA UPS T1000 series
HP LaserJet Color Printer Pro M452nw
Database Synchronization Software
SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION
The University is not aware of any other supplier/manufacturer that can provide this equipment with a rotating C-arm and ability to make supine lateral spine assessments.
Date of issue: Thursday, May 9, 2019
Closing Date: Friday, May 24, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. EST
Contact:
Christine Wagner, CPPB, CSCP – Research Coordinator and Senior Buyer
Procurement and Contract Services
University of Waterloo
Ph: 519-888-4567 ext. 32074
Email – cpwagner@uwaterloo.ca, or, procure@uwaterloo.ca
