Purchase Order W9127S24P0003

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $95,975 firm fixed-price purchase order to Caracal Enterprises, LLC (operating as Ventek International) on January 31, 2024, for annual software and subscription services supporting thirteen automated fee machines and one tablet with Zebra printer at a federal facility in Petaluma, California. The contract runs through January 31, 2029, and was awarded to the sole source proprietor without a small business set-aside designation. The base contract includes four option years, allowing the government to procure ongoing software licensing, data hosting, cellular connectivity, and related IT support services for Caracal's proprietary automated fee collection systems used in revenue collection operations.

Caracal Enterprises, a self-certified small disadvantaged business, specializes in unattended revenue collection technologies for federal agencies, particularly the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages fee collection at campgrounds, day-use areas, and recreation facilities across the country. The company holds multiple contract vehicles with the Corps of Engineers, including a $1.5 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract and a $102,300 Blanket Purchase Agreement, which streamline procurement of its proprietary equipment and services. This purchase order represents routine annual support for existing automated fee machines, consistent with Caracal's established role as a primary provider of fee collection infrastructure and IT services to federal agencies managing public lands and recreational areas.