Griffith William Joseph

Griffith William Joseph, doing business as Griffith Auto Shop, is a self-certified small disadvantaged business sole proprietorship based in Mt. Airy, North Carolina that provides automotive maintenance, repair, vehicle parts procurement, and water handling equipment services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a 100% prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The vendor operates exclusively in forest fire suppression and land management support, competing solely under set-aside vehicles with no subcontract footprint.

Griffith Auto Shop's entire federal footprint concentrates on Forest Service wildland fire suppression operations across multiple regions. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service dominates the customer base — Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region) anchors 34 of 62 total awards and $2.3 million of $4.5 million combined potential value, with smaller concentrations in Region 9 (Eastern), Region 5 (Pacific Southwest), and the National Interagency Fire Center. The vendor's service scope spans routine fleet maintenance, engine overhauls, specialized firefighting vehicle procurement, and water handling equipment support across regional facilities in Asheville, North Carolina; Winchester, Kentucky; Duluth, Minnesota; and Vancouver, Washington. Recent awards exemplify this pattern: a $129,983.64 total-small-business delivery order from Region 8 for automotive maintenance in Asheville (March 2026), a $79,806.40 Region 9 order for maintenance services in Duluth (July 2026), and a $79,800 Region 6 order for automotive maintenance in Vancouver (August 2026).

Griffith Auto Shop holds three Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the National Interagency Fire Center, each valued at $250,000 or higher, all set aside for total small businesses and covering water handling equipment, vehicles, parts, and maintenance services across Forest Service Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 through 2025 and 2030. The vendor places task orders under two primary IDCs: the 1202SB22T7289 contract (32 task orders, $1.8 million combined potential value) and the 1202SB25T7287 contract (13 task orders, $964 thousand combined potential value), with smaller activity under a third IDC (9 task orders, $248 thousand combined potential value). A fourth BPA vehicle (AG43N9B177009) carries 3 task orders worth $70 thousand. Activity has remained consistent across the past five years — averaging nine to fourteen awards annually, with 2026 showing 12 awards to date — and the vendor obligated $3.1 million against $4.5 million in combined potential value (69% realization rate), indicating active invoicing on awarded work.

The vendor's NAICS and PSC footprint is narrow and specialized: all 62 awards fall under Support Activities for Forestry (NAICS) and Natural Resources/Conservation—Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression (PSC), reflecting a dedicated focus on Forest Service operational support rather than diversification across federal agencies or mission areas. Griffith Auto Shop competes exclusively under total small business set-asides, has never held a full-and-open federal award in the source data, and operates exclusively as a prime — this positioning creates concentration risk in a single agency and single set-aside category, but establishes clear incumbent advantage on the Forest Service IDC vehicles the vendor holds.