Agfa HealthCare Awarded U.S. Government’s DIN-PACS Contract for Third Consecutive Time

Agfa HealthCare’s comprehensive medical imaging products, solutions, and services continue to meet the U.S. government’s stringent requirements for complex, multi-site healthcare IT

Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, today announced the U.S. government has awarded the company its DIN-PACS III (Digital Imaging Network/Picture Archiving and Communications System) contract. The contract initially runs for two years with an additional three years of options. Each year is worth a potential US$ 60 million (43 million Euro), with a maximum contract limitation of US$ 600 million (430 million Euro) if the government elects to extend the contract through all of the additional option terms.

“Agfa HealthCare is proud to be the first company to be awarded a DIN-PACS III contract,” said Tim Artz, Director of Agfa HealthCare’s Global Government Program. “This award reaffirms both the strength of our longstanding partnership with the U.S. government, one of Agfa HealthCare’s largest customers worldwide, and our commitment to the patients that our government customers serve every day and night.”

Agfa HealthCare is the only company that has held a DIN-PACS contract with the U.S. government since 1998, and it is the top supplier of the government’s DIN-PACS solutions. Under the previous two DIN-PACS contracts, Agfa HealthCare has delivered more than US$ 450 million (320 million Euro) in products and services.

The new DIN-PACS III contract, with starting date March 8, 2011, includes imaging informatics products, such as Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) and medical imaging repositories, Computed Radiography / Direct Radiography (CR/DR), speech recognition, integration services and support programs to be utilized by U.S. Federal agencies.

Agfa HealthCare’s prior DIN-PACS contracts have included projects for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies requiring DIN-PACS goods and services.

“We have invested deeply in understanding the government’s rigorous and ever-evolving needs to develop highly efficient, cost-effective, and secure health systems such as IMPAX,” said Michael Green, President, Agfa HealthCare North America. “We will continue to lead the way in solving the tough technical, clinical, and budgetary challenges within the U.S. government and align our solutions and services to fulfill their needs, now and into the future.”

Over its thirteen year relationship, Agfa HealthCare has developed a strong presence across a wide range of U.S. government facilities, advancing the quality of healthcare delivery with solutions installed at more than 180 DOD and VA medical treatment facilities, including 14 DOD/NATO sites in Europe, five of the VA’s multi-facility Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and more than 30 Navy ships.