Post-Award Justification Notice – Sole-Source Award to DST innovation GmbH for Mobile Laboratory Capability – U. S. MILGP Kenya
The Department of State Office of Acquisition Management has awarded a sole-source firm-fixed-price contract to DST innovation GmbH for an integrated mobile biological diagnostic laboratory capability in support of U.S. Military Group-Kenya, with a total estimated contract value of $2,510,640.
The justification cites 41 U.S. Code 1901 and FAR 12.000 as statutory authority, and is based on DST innovation GmbH being the only responsible source capable of meeting minimum needs. The rationale rests on the contractor's unique integrated configuration combining proprietary military engineering (custom inflatable tent layouts and foldable glovebox designs meeting European DIN EN 12469 standards), proven field deployment experience from Kosovo and the West African Ebola outbreak, compatibility requirements with an existing identical deployment in Zambia to ensure standardized SOPs and shared training curricula across multiple posts, and specialized integrated training programs tailored to this configuration. The contracting officer determined pricing fair and reasonable through comparison to the prior Zambia acquisition, an independent government estimate, and market analysis of commercial laboratory equipment and training services.
The award includes three complete mobile laboratory setups, each with an air-transportable inflatable tent system (approximately 32 square meters of usable workspace), a mobile glovebox capable of biosafety-level-3-equivalent containment, sample collection and transportation equipment, sample preparation devices, instrumentation for PCR and ELISA analysis with light microscopy, transportable IT equipment, personal protective equipment, and solar-based power units with batteries. Deliverables also include project management, international shipping and insured DDP-equivalent delivery to U.S. Embassy Nairobi, orientation courses at the contractor's German facility (up to five full working days for three designated personnel with travel included), and in-country training in Kenya (three-week period with at least twelve full working days covering lab orientation, setup, operation, biosafety, biosecurity, PPE use, waste management, specimen processing, diagnostics, data management, and simulation exercises). Contract number 19GE5026P0141 was awarded on September 26, 2026. Regional Procurement Support Office (Frankfurt) is executing the award on behalf of U.S. MILGP-Kenya.
19GE5026P0141 Department of State Office of Acquisition Management
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