Delivery Order 12639518D0008-12639519F0414

This contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services to Southern Tier Hide & Tallow, Inc., doing business as Southern Tier Transportation, a for-profit corporate entity. The contract is for the provision of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) surveillance and sample collection services in the Southern Tier region of New York. The contract is a firm fixed price delivery order, valued at up to $223,680.00, with an initial performance period ending on August 31, 2022. Southern Tier Transportation has previously been awarded multiple contracts by APHIS for similar BSE sample collection services in the Southern Tier region and across Ohio, with a combined potential value exceeding $1 million. The current contract is associated with a larger 5-year indefinite delivery contract (IDC) with USDA APHIS, valued at up to $627,750, to provide nationwide BSE surveillance support. The contract has no set-aside designation.