Caracal Enterprises, LLC

Caracal Enterprises, LLC Ventek International Division, doing business as Ventek International, manufactures and installs proprietary automated fee collection machines for federal recreation facilities as a self-certified small disadvantaged business prime contractor, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designations. The company is headquartered in Petaluma, California and operates as a limited liability partnership, with primary NAICS concentration in vending machine manufacturing (56 awards) and automatic vending machine manufacturing (11 awards), aligned to PSC code for vending and coin-operated machines (88 awards of the 199 total).

Ventek International's core capability is the design, manufacture, installation, and sustainment of unattended automated fee machines that process credit card payments, generate digital receipts, and integrate cellular and satellite communication technologies for federal parks, recreation areas, and water resources facilities. Representative recent work includes a $478.7 million delivery order from the National Park Service Southeast Region for Phase 2 of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park automated fee machine program (awarded July 2023, Total Small Business set-aside, MAS vehicle), a $186.5 thousand purchase order from the National Park Service Intermountain Region for nine automated fee machines and installation at Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado (awarded July 2024, Total Small Business set-aside), and a $145.9 thousand purchase order from the Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District for automated fee machine subscriptions and extended warranties supporting lake projects (awarded May 2026, no set-aside). The company also delivered a $116.3 thousand delivery order to the Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division for automated fee machines supporting camping pad reservations in the Piney Woods Region of Texas (awarded January 2022).

Customer concentration anchors heavily with the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, which generates 78 awards (39% of the 199 total) carrying $7.6 million in combined potential value — roughly 44% of the company's $17.3 million portfolio ceiling. The top five customer agencies account for 69% of awards: the National Park Service Intermountain Region (25 awards, $1.9 million), National Park Service Southeast Region (15 awards, $1.5 million), National Park Service Pacific West Region (13 awards, $131 thousand), Bureau of Reclamation (7 awards, $320 thousand), and the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Sacramento (7 awards, $1.7 million). The potential-value ranking surfaces concentration in large regional procurements — the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Sacramento and an unnamed Forest Service account ($2 million) rank higher in dollars than NPS Pacific West despite lower award counts, reflecting multi-year subscription and fleet contracts.

Ventek International holds position on the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule, the primary vehicle for the company's federal sales: 49 task orders carry $3.3 million in combined potential value. The company also operates under two Army Corps of Engineers Indefinite Delivery contracts — a $1.5 million IDC (W912BV22D0010, ultimate completion April 2027) for automated fee machines and annual services at campgrounds and day-use areas in the Southwestern Division (15 task orders, $556 thousand combined potential value) and a second $650 thousand IDC (W912BV20D0048) with 8 task orders. Ventek International also holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Louisville valued at $102.3 thousand for IT services related to Ventek machines (ultimate completion September 2027).

Activity has declined year over year — 27 awards in 2022 to 6 awards in 2026 — indicating a potential trajectory contraction, though the source snapshot reflects only partial 2026 data. Within the next twenty-four months, 38 awards (combined potential value $3.9 million) reach ultimate completion, representing significant recompete exposure across the Army Corps of Engineers portfolio and National Park Service regional contracts. The company does not operate as a subcontractor; 100% of recent awards represent prime contractor positions across purchase orders and delivery orders.

Ventek International competes exclusively as a full-and-open prime, not under set-aside vehicles. However, the source flags 10 recent awards carrying Total Small Business or 100% small business set-aside designations, indicating selective use of set-asides on specific procurements. The company's small disadvantaged business self-certification is stated across all award summaries but does not drive the bulk of its business posture.

The development and manufacture of US build Automated Parking Vending Equipment. Sales, service, and support for VenTek International manufactured equipment.