Southern Tier Hide & Tallow, Inc.

Southern Tier Hide & Tallow, Inc., doing business as Southern Tier Transportation, is a for-profit corporate entity based in Elmira, New York, that has been registered with the federal government since August 2006. The company specializes in providing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) sample collection services to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture's animal health surveillance programs. Through its federal contracting relationships, Southern Tier Transportation has established itself as a critical service provider for the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), delivering specialized surveillance support that directly contributes to national disease monitoring efforts mandated under the Animal Health Protection Act.

Southern Tier Transportation has provided BSE sample collection services exclusively through delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts awarded by the USDA APHIS Veterinary Services division. The company's work involves collecting brain stem samples from cattle populations across the Southern Tier region of New York and, under its broader contract vehicles, potentially nationwide in support of APHIS' BSE surveillance program. All awards have been issued on a firm fixed price basis with no set-aside designations, and the company performs these specialized collection services without utilizing subcontractors. Recent delivery orders include a November 2025 award valued at $320,850 for the collection of 1,395 BSE samples with a completion date of November 22, 2026, and a December 2024 delivery order of equal value. Prior delivery orders from the company's history include a $313,875 award covering the period October 2023 through October 2024, a $262,575 award for services from September 2022 through August 2023, and earlier task orders dating back to 2021, demonstrating consistent performance across multiple contract cycles.

Southern Tier Transportation currently holds two active indefinite delivery contracts awarded by the USDA APHIS. The primary contract, awarded on December 20, 2024, carries a five-year term with a ceiling value of $962,550 and an ultimate completion date of December 19, 2027. This contract was awarded as a single-award vehicle and supports nationwide BSE sample collection services, with two firm fixed price delivery orders totaling $576,450 issued to date. A preceding indefinite delivery contract, awarded on September 29, 2022, with a ceiling value of $627,750 and ultimate completion date of August 31, 2024, similarly supported BSE surveillance activities and generated two delivery orders during its period of performance. Both indefinite delivery contracts were established under standard competitive procedures without set-aside designations and represent the contractual framework through which APHIS issues task orders to Southern Tier Transportation as surveillance needs arise, allowing the agency flexibility in managing its ongoing BSE monitoring requirements across multiple geographical locations.