Environmental Trade, Inc.

Environmental Trade, Inc., a tax-exempt corporate entity and small agricultural cooperative based in Eatonton, Georgia, specializes in providing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) sample collection services to the federal government. Registered in SAM.gov since December 2004, the company operates as a Subchapter S Corporation and serves as a prime contractor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Environmental Trade, Inc. has established itself as a critical partner in the nation's animal health surveillance infrastructure, particularly in supporting APHIS' ongoing efforts to monitor for mad cow disease through specialized sample collection activities.

Environmental Trade, Inc. has consistently provided BSE sample collection services to APHIS through multiple delivery orders issued between October 2021 and November 2025. These delivery orders have ranged in value from $9,450 to $53,700, with sample collections varying from 63 to 358 bovine brain stem samples annually. The company has worked exclusively with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, specifically with APHIS' Veterinary Services division and Plant Protection and Quarantine division, with all contracts awarded under firm fixed-price arrangements and no set-aside designations. Performance of all work has been conducted in Eatonton, Georgia, where Environmental Trade, Inc. maintains its operational base. The company has served as the sole prime contractor for these awards with no subcontractors identified in the available contract documentation, demonstrating its direct capability to fulfill the specialized requirements of BSE surveillance sampling.

Environmental Trade, Inc. holds an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded on September 14, 2022, with a five-year performance period extending through August 31, 2027. This contract vehicle carries a ceiling value of $268,500 and was awarded as a single-award contract with no set-aside designation using firm fixed-price contracting mechanisms. The IDIQ contract serves as the parent vehicle under which multiple delivery orders have been issued for BSE sample collection services, with orders awarded for periods ranging from one year to multi-year terms. Environmental Trade, Inc. is the exclusive prime contractor under this vehicle, with APHIS Veterinary Services issuing task orders for the collection of brain stem samples from cattle populations to support the agency's nationwide BSE surveillance program conducted in cooperation with the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration in accordance with the Animal Health Protection Act. The contract's structure as an IDIQ vehicle allows APHIS to issue additional delivery orders throughout the five-year performance period to meet ongoing animal health surveillance requirements without requiring new procurement actions.