Christy Arender Smith

Christy Arender Smith, doing business as C & O Dirt Service, is a woman-owned and minority-owned sole proprietorship based in Raleigh, Mississippi, that delivers road maintenance and infrastructure repair services to the U.S. Forest Service as a prime contractor exclusively under small business set-asides. The vendor operates 100% as a prime, with no subcontract footprint, and competes entirely within Total Small Business set-asides on its active awards.

C & O Dirt Service specializes in forest system road maintenance, culvert replacement, and earthwork services on national forest lands in Mississippi. The capability portfolio centers on surface blading, gravel placement, mowing, and infrastructure repair. Representative work includes a $76,270.72 delivery order from the U.S. Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region) issued July 22, 2026, for removal and replacement of failed culvert pipes in Forest, Mississippi, with completion by October 30, 2026; a $111,391 Total Small Business set-aside delivery order for Bienville Road maintenance issued June 15, 2024, with ultimate completion June 14, 2027; and a $99,447.50 delivery order for fiscal year 2024 Bienville Ranger District road maintenance issued July 10, 2024.

Customer concentration is extreme and stable. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 8 (Southern Region) accounts for 36 of 38 prime awards (88% coverage by count, 94% by potential value) and $7.7 million in combined potential value; the broader Forest Service entity accounts for an additional 2 awards and $203 thousand. No other federal agency appears in the source data. The vendor has maintained an established relationship with the Forest Service since 2006.

C & O Dirt Service holds a position on five Indefinite Delivery Contracts, all with the Forest Service Region 8. The largest is Indefinite Delivery Contract AG447UC150022, under which six task orders carry $462 thousand in combined potential value. A May 29, 2024 single-award, total small business set-aside IDC valued at $2.4 million and running through April 30, 2027 authorizes road maintenance and construction services across Mississippi's Homochitto and Delta National Forests; three delivery orders totaling approximately $230 thousand have been issued under this vehicle as of the source date.

Recent activity is modest and flat. The vendor received two awards in 2026, one in 2025, three in 2024, one in 2023, and two in 2022, with combined potential value of $8.2 million across 43 awards and $2.5 million obligated. Two awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $188 thousand, representing limited recompete exposure in the near term. Work is performed exclusively in Forest, Mississippi, on firm fixed-price delivery orders. Top NAICS categories are Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (21 awards) and Support Activities for Forestry (18 awards).