Automotive Superstore (FSS-23-V)

GSA Federal Acquisition Service established the Automotive Superstore master schedule on September 15, 1995, but ordering closed April 14, 2024—the vehicle is no longer active and no new delivery orders may be placed. The schedule covered 31 subcategories spanning vehicles and equipment, from fire trucks and tractors to tankers, tires, remanufactured engines, and specialized attachments for construction and maintenance work.

The vehicle generated substantial historical volume: 10,000 task orders totaling $1.71 billion in combined potential value, with $1.68 billion obligated (98% of potential). However, ordering momentum collapsed sharply in recent years. The schedule averaged roughly 1,500 orders annually in 2018–2019, then dropped to 333 orders in 2020, two orders in 2021, and three orders in 2022. The most recent task order award was September 23, 2022, making it nearly four years inactive.

Task-order economics ranged widely, from sub-$1,000 orders (accessories, small components) to high-value specialized equipment. Representative recent orders included a $665,917 fire apparatus pumper, a $283,392 Caterpillar motor grader, multiple DOI Class 667 heavy engines at $388,000–$449,000 each, and smaller purchases of tractors ($45,000–$155,000), trailers ($20,000–$40,000), and attachments ($13,000–$40,000).

Competition was highly fragmented: 191 distinct prime contractors shared the award base. Arrow Safety Device held the most orders (2,414) but with only $253 thousand combined potential value—indicating heavy low-dollar activity. Among larger-value holders, Caterpillar led with $118.4 million across 620 orders, followed by John Deere Shared Services ($80.6 million), SNF Inc. ($70.1 million), and Federal Contracts LLC ($67.7 million). These top four captured only 23% of combined potential value, reflecting a long tail of single-award or small-volume vendors.

Customers were equally dispersed across 577 agencies. GSA Federal Acquisition Service (ordering on its own behalf) dominated with 3,803 orders worth $273.3 million. The Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Idaho Region followed with 392 orders ($65.5 million), then Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration (360 orders, $17.1 million), DHS Coast Guard (314 orders, $16.7 million), and Air Force (291 orders, $35.5 million). These five accounted for 52% of all orders but less than a third of total potential value, showing that smaller-dollar orders concentrated among interior and VA activities while larger orders (engines, graders, fire apparatus) scattered across DoI, Air Force, and other agencies.

Set-aside activity was minimal. The data anomaly shows 151% of orders coded to "No Set-Aside Used" and 11% to total small business combined, suggesting measurement or reporting overlap. In practice, most recent orders visible in the delivery-order sample carried no set-aside designation; small business reserves appeared sporadically (tractors, trailers, floor scrubbers) but represented a small fraction of overall activity.

Because ordering closed two years ago, this vehicle has no forward opportunity for new awards or task orders. It remains relevant only for tracking past spending patterns or understanding the successor vehicle (if one exists) under which ordering now occurs.

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