This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract to Quidel Ortho Sales Company, LLC for a VITROS 5600 Lab Chemistry Analyzer and related Cost-Per-Test services. The contract will have a Base Period plus four Option Years and one six-month Option period. Services will be performed at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. Any response must demonstrate clear evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government, and interested parties may submit a Capabilities Statement by a specified deadline.