Specimen Transport and Courier Services

The contract seeks a qualified small business to provide reliable, temperature-controlled transportation of medical specimens between Indian Health Service facilities across North and South Dakota and a designated reference laboratory, ensuring the integrity of samples and full compliance with chain-of-custody protocols. Services must maintain strict environmental controls throughout transit to preserve specimen viability, accommodate urgent and routine shipments, and adhere to all applicable healthcare and transportation regulations. The work is geographically focused on the Aberdeen area and surrounding IHS locations, requiring consistent, timely, and secure logistics operations to support critical clinical and diagnostic functions. This is a total small business set-aside under the SBA program, designated by NAICS code 484220 for specialized truck transportation, and is structured as a subcontract opportunity. The solicitation was posted on June 22, 2026, with a deadline for responses set for July 13, 2026, at 7:00 PM Eastern Time. The overseeing agency is the Great Plains Area Indian Health Service under the Department of Health and Human Services, emphasizing the importance of culturally competent and reliable service delivery to tribal and rural communities in the region. Bidders must demonstrate proven experience in medical specimen handling, temperature-sensitive logistics, and experience serving federally funded healthcare systems.