Laboratory Specimen Courier Services

The South Dakota Department of Health is seeking courier services to transport clinical, environmental, forensic, and veterinary laboratory specimens and supplies across up to three South Dakota regions.

South Dakota > Department of Health > South Dakota Public Health Laboratory


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Nov 27, 2026 11:00 PM
1 year base + 4 × 1 year options
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
leo.chugunov@state.sd.us
615 East 4th Street, Pierre, SD, USA
Submission Instructions
Mail
Dr. Leo Chugunov, South Dakota Public Health Laboratory, 615 East 4th Street, Pierre, SD 57501

or

Electronic proposal submission to the South Dakota Public Health Laboratory
Description

The South Dakota Department of Health, on behalf of the South Dakota Public Health Laboratory, is seeking one or more contractors to provide scheduled and authorized on-demand courier services for clinical, environmental, forensic, veterinary, and other laboratory specimens, samples, supplies, reports, and authorized materials. Services may cover Eastern, Central, and Western South Dakota, with awards made by region and potentially to multiple contractors. The contractor must provide personnel, vehicles, equipment, climate control, secure chain-of-custody handling, tracking, communications, next-day delivery for routine scheduled services, emergency and surge capacity, reporting, and continuity-of-operations support. Proposals must address routing, staffing, vehicles, temperature control, security, inclement weather, emergency response, subcontractors, customer service, performance monitoring, comparable experience, references, and pricing. The anticipated contract period is March 1, 2027, through February 29, 2032, with annual renewal opportunities for up to five years.

Classification Codes
NAICS492110Couriers and Express Delivery Services
PSCR602Courier and Messenger Services
Smart Codes
laboratory specimen courier servicesmedical sample transportationtemperature-controlled logistics
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Oct 23, 2026 10:00 PM-Letter of Intent Due
Oct 29, 2026 10:00 PM-Offeror Questions Due
Nov 6, 2026-Responses to Offeror Questions
Nov 27, 2026 11:00 PM-Proposal Submission Deadline
Dec 4, 2026-Oral Presentations or Discussions, If Required
Dec 15, 2026 11:00 PM-Proposal Revisions, If Required
Dec 29, 2026-Anticipated Award Decision or Contract Negotiation
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability Insurance — $1,000,000.00
  • Professional Liability Insurance — $1,000,000.00
  • Business Automobile Liability Insurance — $1,000,000.00
  • Worker's Compensation Insurance
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Documents
TitleDate Posted
RFP DocumentOct 13, 2026 06:06 PM
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