diff --git a/kf_lib_data_ingest/common/concept_schema.py b/kf_lib_data_ingest/common/concept_schema.py
index 821c85e1..f3ea5186 100644
--- a/kf_lib_data_ingest/common/concept_schema.py
+++ b/kf_lib_data_ingest/common/concept_schema.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class SAMPLE(PropertyMixin):
         TUMOR_DESCRIPTOR = None
         EVENT_ID = None
         EVENT_AGE_DAYS = None
+        STATUS = None
 
         class EVENT_AGE(QuantityMixin):
             pass
diff --git a/kf_lib_data_ingest/target_api_plugins/kids_first_dataservice.py b/kf_lib_data_ingest/target_api_plugins/kids_first_dataservice.py
index 93757f90..2b4e775f 100644
--- a/kf_lib_data_ingest/target_api_plugins/kids_first_dataservice.py
+++ b/kf_lib_data_ingest/target_api_plugins/kids_first_dataservice.py
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ def build_entity(cls, record, get_target_id_from_record):
                 record.get(CONCEPT.SAMPLE.VOLUME_UL)
                 or record.get(CONCEPT.BIOSPECIMEN.VOLUME_UL)
             ),
+            "specimen_status": (
+                record.get(CONCEPT.BIOSPECIMEN.STATUS)
+            ),
             "visible": record.get(CONCEPT.BIOSPECIMEN.VISIBLE),
             "visibility_comment": record.get(
                 CONCEPT.BIOSPECIMEN.VISIBILITY_COMMENT