Carter Machinery Company, Incorporated

Carter Machinery Company, Incorporated, through its Power Systems Division operating as Caterpillar Authorized Dealer, supplies Caterpillar engine parts, generator maintenance and repair services, and diesel power systems support to the Department of the Navy, Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard, and Department of Defense maritime and shore-based customers as a prime contractor on full-and-open purchase orders and delivery orders, without SBA set-aside status.

Carter Machinery is a for-profit subsidiary of Carter Machinery Company, Incorporated, headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia. The vendor competes exclusively outside set-aside categories — across 1,202 prime awards in the source data, only two carry small business set-aside designations. Carter Machinery's portfolio concentrates on Caterpillar-authorized dealer services: generator maintenance, repair, and rental; emergency diesel engine troubleshooting and commissioning; fuel system overhauls; resilient mount and component replacement for naval vessels; and engine parts procurement. The company leverages proprietary OEM access, factory-trained technicians, and specialized tools as the authorized regional Caterpillar dealer to deliver maintenance and commissioning work that generic equipment repair vendors cannot execute.

Customer concentration sits heavily with maritime customers. The Coast Guard accounts for 406 awards (33.6% of all awards) worth $9.1 million combined potential value, followed by Naval Sea Systems Command (142 awards, $6.8 million), Military Sealift Command (111 awards, $7.1 million), and Naval Supply Systems Command (60 awards, $1.9 million). These four customers account for 66% of award count and 61% of combined potential value. Representative work includes $819,736.71 for USS MESA VERDE ship service diesel generator pump parts (Naval Sea Systems Command, September 2023), $300,049.57 for CGC IDA LEWIS Caterpillar maintenance (Coast Guard, December 2023), a $264,738.16 single-award indefinite delivery contract with Naval Facilities Engineering Command for non-recurring generator maintenance and repairs at Navy installations in Virginia through April 2027, and $170,138.76 for CGC WILLIAM TATE testing (Coast Guard, November 2023).

Carter Machinery holds two primary IDV vehicles. The Coast Guard Indefinite Delivery Contract HSCG4007D50030 carries 283 task orders worth $6 million combined potential value, and HSCG4004D60044 carries 42 task orders worth $6.8 million. A Naval Sea Systems Command IDC (N6133105D0059) holds 42 task orders at $522 thousand combined potential value. Task orders flowing from these vehicles range from small parts procurements ($1,700–$10,000) to major component and service deliverables exceeding $300,000, with recent awards spanning generator control panel technology refresh, emergency diesel generator troubleshooting, fuel injector assembly procurement, seawater pump inspection and repair, and engine overhaul services.

Recent activity has declined — 29 awards in 2022, 27 in 2023, dropping to 14 in 2024 and rebounding to 26 in 2025. Only three awards appear in 2026 year-to-date. Recompete exposure is modest: six awards (combined potential value $565 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. In its subcontractor role, Carter Machinery has delivered generator preventive maintenance and load bank testing to the FBI Central Records Complex (Winchester, Virginia) under Emcor Government Services, Inc., and air compressor and dryer support to USS COLUMBUS (SSN 762) overhaul planning under Huntington Ingalls Inc. Prime focus remains Navy and Coast Guard vessel readiness; subcontract work is sparse and episodic.

The company's category footprint reflects its Caterpillar dealer mandate. The top NAICS codes are Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing (466 awards), Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance (220 awards), and Ship Building and Repairing (112 awards). PSC concentration runs to Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment (171 awards), Diesel Engines and Components (90 awards), and Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Ship and Marine Equipment (74 awards). Across this portfolio, Carter Machinery operates as a sole-source or competitive awardee on equipment-specific requirements where Caterpillar OEM certification and proprietary access drive selection; no teaming relationships surface in the recent prime awards, reflecting a standalone authorized-dealer posture.