South Dakota Department Of Health

South Dakota Department Of Health SD Department Of Health Division, a division of the State of South Dakota Office of the Governor, operates as a federal prime recipient across vital statistics data collection, clinical laboratory testing, disease surveillance, and public health program administration to civilian federal agencies without set-aside designation. The department does not hold federal contract vehicles or compete under set-aside categories; its footprint is predominantly grant-funded (99% of awards are prime grants and contracts, with 1% subcontract activity) and concentrated in recurring formula and cooperative agreement relationships with health and nutrition agencies.

The department's federal work splits into three capability streams. Vital statistics and data operations anchor a single-award IDIQ with CDC Pittsburgh (valued at $2.819 million through April 2027) that generates recurring $163,896 delivery orders for birth and death certificate data collection, processing, and reporting under the National Center for Health Statistics Vital Statistics Cooperative Program, with place of performance spanning Pierre, South Dakota; Durham, North Carolina; and Columbia, South Carolina. Clinical laboratory testing and services to tribal health facilities drive recurring purchase orders with the Indian Health Service for laboratory testing at the Wagner IHS Healthcare Center and the Yankton/Wagner Service Unit, with recent orders valued between $9,990 and $86,000. Public health grant administration spans nutrition programs (WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children under CFDA 10.557), maternal and child health services (CFDA 93.994, 93.870), disease prevention and health promotion (CDC Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant, CFDA 93.991), immunization programs (CFDA 93.268), emergency preparedness (CDC Public Health Crisis Response), and disease surveillance (TB elimination, HIV prevention, overdose data tracking, cancer prevention, and colorectal cancer screening).

Customer concentration sits heavily with civilian health agencies. The top five funding sources by award count account for 49% of awards, led by the Indian Health Service (137 awards, $2.3 million combined potential value), followed by CDC Pittsburgh (62 awards), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (58 awards), and the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (57 and 55 awards across two sub-entries). By potential value, CDC Pittsburgh dominates with $8 million across 34 awards, followed by CDC's Office of Acquisition Services ($3.4 million across 10 awards) and IHS ($2.3 million). The department serves 55 distinct federal customer agencies across contract and grant vehicles. NAICS concentration reflects the core capability: Testing Laboratories and Services (132 awards), Medical Laboratories (56 awards), and Administration of Public Health Programs (45 awards). PSC coding mirrors this — Reference Laboratory Testing (143 awards) and Support-Management Data Collection (34 awards) dominate.

The department receives roughly $20 million annually in combined WIC formula grants for food expenses, administrative operations, and breastfeeding peer counselor services, with pass-through sub-awards to organizations including Growing Up Together and CHN Nebraska for online WIC shopping solutions serving rural areas. Recent major grants include a $568.432 million Rural Health Transformation Program cooperative agreement from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (awarded December 29, 2025, through October 30, 2030) with sub-recipients the South Dakota Foundation For Medical Care, South Dakota Doulas, and Senior Citizens Services, Inc., and a $2.384 million Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant for the Nurse Family Partnership (CFDA 93.870, awarded September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027) deploying services across 62 at-risk South Dakota counties.

Activity has remained steady, with 21 to 26 awards annually over the past five years (2022–2026). Thirty-two awards (combined potential value $690 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Subcontract footprint is minimal — the department subcontracts to the National Association Of State Mental Health Program Directors Inc. for technical assistance on mental health transformation initiatives and receives sub-awards from the South Dakota Department Of Public Safety for impaired driving and speed-related fatality reduction, Avera McKennan for the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program, and the State Of South Dakota for a new public health laboratory facility construction and training building.