The manufacturer, FujiFilm Medical Systems USA, Inc. has proprietary of the software and equipment used at WESU. Market research found that no other vendors are able to provide service agreements for maintenance and software support because they are not authorized trained technicians for FujiFilm and this has not changed to date.
In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) the statutory authority permitting other than fully competition, as implemented in FAR Part 6.302-1, Fuji Medical Systems USA, Inc. is the only responsible source that can provide the services.