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This document provides details of a federal contract award notice. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center awarded a sole source contract to Hologic, Inc. on July 25, 2020 for $7,597,606.82. The purpose of the contract is to expand U.S. COVID-19 test kit production capacity through December 2020 and provide an enduring capability post pandemic by using Hologic's high throughput, widely distributed molecular lab based testing machines manufactured in the U.S. The award utilized an Urgent and Compelling Justification and Authorization that began approval on July 9, 2020 to address the national health emergency by leveraging Hologic's distribution and performance capabilities compared to other U.S. test kit and machine manufacturers.