Carter Machinery Company, Incorporated

Carter Machinery Company, Incorporated Rental Division, doing business as Caterpillar Authorized Dealer, operates as a for-profit subsidiary of Carter Machinery Company, Incorporated and provides equipment rentals, parts supply, and diesel engine maintenance and repair services to federal agencies as a prime contractor, competing under full-and-open solicitations without set-asides. The Rental Division is headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and leverages its position as a Caterpillar-authorized dealer to supply material handling equipment, generator sets, diesel engines, and specialized maritime equipment to the Department of Defense and civilian maritime agencies.

Carter's customer base concentrates heavily on Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), which accounts for 145 awards (64% of the portfolio) worth $15.2 million in combined potential value. The Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard ranks second with 18 awards ($875 thousand), followed by Naval Sea Systems Command (15 awards, $59 thousand), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (3 awards, $330 thousand). The top five customers account for 86% of awards and 98% of combined potential value; NAVFAC's dominance is structural — the agency anchors the relationship through a $9 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement for forklift rentals running through July 2026, modified in October 2025 to increase the individual call limit to $350,000 and the master dollar ceiling to $9 million. Carter's capability portfolio reflects maritime and facility operations: recent named contracts include a $292.5 thousand NOAA purchase order for CAT C7.1 generator sets for the NOAA Ship Ferdinand Hassler (August 2022), a $222 thousand Coast Guard Surface Forces purchase order for Caterpillar D-348-TA diesel engine overhaul in Baltimore (February 2024), and a $124.4 thousand Coast Guard purchase order for 3406 CAT parts (January 2023). Smaller recent awards include a $44.7 thousand U.S. Fleet Forces Command pipe assembly order (December 2025) and a $14.7 thousand NOAA work order for aftercooler core replacement and diesel engine inspection (April 2024).

Activity remains modest at 2–3 awards per year across 2023–2025, with 225 total awards in the portfolio since 2002. Combined potential value stands at $17.2 million with $3.9 million obligated (23% of ceiling). Carter places all work through NAVFAC's primary IDVs — the top parent vehicle, Indefinite Delivery Contract N4008506A1254, carries 84 task orders with $732 thousand in potential value — reflecting NAVFAC's dominant role in the customer footprint. The prime NAICS concentration is Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (135 awards) and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (16 awards); the prime PSC skews to Lease or Rental of Equipment—Miscellaneous (132 awards) and Lease or Rental of Equipment—Materials Handling Equipment (22 awards), with a secondary capability in Ship and Marine Equipment maintenance and repair (8 awards).