Southard Service Co Inc.

Southard Service Co Inc., a small business based in Alto, New Mexico, supplies mechanic services, vehicle repair, and truck support to the Department of Agriculture Forest Service as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards), competing predominantly under total small business set-asides. The vendor is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation with a customer footprint concentrated almost entirely on USDA Forest Service Region 3 wildland fire suppression and all-hazard incident response operations.

Customer concentration is extreme. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service accounts for 97% of recent awards and 99% of combined potential value across four USDA organizational units. The Forest Service R3-Southwestern Region dominates by award count at 23 awards ($666 thousand combined potential value), while the Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) anchors the dollar ranking at 3 awards ($750 thousand combined potential value). The two rankings reflect a portfolio split: numerous small delivery orders through the regional BPA structure versus fewer but larger IDC ceilings at the national level.

Southard holds positions on five parent vehicles, all USDA contracts. Two Indefinite Delivery Contracts — one awarded February 6, 2026 (ceiling $250 thousand, completion April 28, 2028) and one awarded April 28, 2023 (ceiling $250 thousand, completion April 28, 2028) — both procure mechanic and service truck support exclusively for Region 3 wildland fire operations. The February 2026 IDC was awarded under a total small business set-aside with a scope of on-call mechanic and service truck resources for preventative and corrective maintenance of fire response equipment. Southard also maintains positions on three Forest Service R3 regional BPAs, placing multiple task orders against them. Recent prime work includes a $34,205 small-business-set-aside delivery order from USDA on May 17, 2026 (completion June 12, 2026) and multiple prior-year delivery orders in the $11,475–$35,700 range under Region 3 contracts, all firm fixed price.

Activity has been sporadic — one award in 2019, three in 2020, four in 2022, one in 2023, and two in 2026 — with a combined potential value of $1.4 million across all thirty awards. Only $226 thousand has been obligated (16% of potential value), reflecting the small delivery-order profile. The vendor's capability base centers on general automotive repair (28 awards) and forest-range fire suppression support (18 awards by PSC code), with secondary exposure to construction and mining equipment maintenance. Southard has been registered in SAM since 2003 and holds no subcontract position, relying entirely on direct prime awards to USDA Forest Service. The vendor's geographic footprint is restricted to Region 3 operations in New Mexico, primarily Albuquerque and Santa Fe.