Southco Services LLC

Southco Services LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in Augusta, Georgia, supplies elevator inspection, maintenance, modernization, and electrical services to the Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards). The company operates as a for-profit limited liability partnership and Subchapter S corporation under primary NAICS 541350 (Building Inspection Services), with elevator and electrical work forming the entire service portfolio. Southco competes predominantly under SDVOSB set-asides and sole-source authority; nearly all non-set-aside awards reflect task orders under existing IDIQs or GSA Schedule vehicles the company already holds.

The vendor's customer base is heavily concentrated in VA network operations. The top five customer entities (all VA Veterans Integrated Service Networks) account for 79% of recent award volume and 74% of combined potential value, led by VISN 7 (7 awards, $2.5 million potential value), VISN 4 (30 awards, $1.5 million), and VISN 9 (22 awards, $577 thousand potential value). The divergence between volume and dollars reflects VISN 7's larger-value contracts anchoring the dollar ranking, while VISN 4 drives frequency through recurring delivery orders. NOAA and the Air Force represent minor but concrete exposure beyond the VA, with a $155 thousand NOAA elevator modernization order and a $282 thousand Air Force elevator control tower upgrade at Shaw Air Force Base representing Southco's broadest-scope work.

Southco's vehicle footprint spans three core holdings. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (Schedule 561210FAC, awarded September 2024, $500 thousand ceiling through September 2029) covers electrical and elevator services nationwide at 2 percent below commercial market rates across three labor categories ranging from $203.40 to $406.81 per hour (all requiring high school education and five years' experience, with no security-cleared positions). The schedule has generated five delivery orders to date, including the May 2026 $906.5 thousand VISN 7 elevator maintenance and repair order running through April 2031. A $790.5 thousand indefinite-delivery contract with VISN 4 (awarded February 2022, 29 task orders, completion February 2027) authorizes elevator inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair services across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey facilities. A $324 thousand Blanket Purchase Agreement with VISN 9 (established April 2023, 21 task orders, completion March 2028) supplies the same services for Kentucky and Tennessee VA medical centers. Recent representative work under these vehicles includes a May 2026 $906.5 thousand delivery order with VISN 7 for comprehensive elevator maintenance at facilities in South Carolina; a February 2026 suite of eight delivery orders under VISN 4 totaling roughly $172 thousand for elevator inspections across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey; and recurring BPA calls against VISN 9 ranging from $8,550 to $14,725 for facility-specific inspections.

Southco's activity trajectory shows growth year over year: 15 awards in 2022 climbing to 21 in 2025 and 20 already awarded in 2026 through May. Critically, 31 awards (combined potential value $1.5 million) carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, representing immediate recompete exposure across VISN 4, VISN 9, and portions of the GSA Schedule. The largest recompete vehicle is the VISN 4 indefinite delivery contract (ceiling $790.5 thousand, completion February 2027), which has been heavily utilized at an average task-order value of roughly $26 thousand since 2022.

Southco operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no identified subcontractors, controlling the full scope of elevator inspection, load testing, electrical testing, and modernization delivery. The company's capability portfolio is narrowly focused—elevator and electrical maintenance for healthcare infrastructure—with semi-annual and annual safety inspections, five-year load testing, electrical testing, and full modernization work constituting the entire service range. This specialization has anchored sustained VA utilization across nine distinct VISNs (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23) and positions Southco as a critical infrastructure maintenance provider for federal healthcare operations, supported by SDVOSB set-aside authority that protects most of its prime awards from full-and-open competition.

Installation, servicing and testing all types of electrical systems (commercial and residential)

Maintaining, servicing and modernizing elevators