Center For Automotive Research
Ann Arbor, MI
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 880 Technology Dr Ste C, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
- Website
- cargroup.org
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Commercial & Professional Services
- Professional Services
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $20,000 |
| FY2025 | $20,000 |
| FY2024 | $12,500 |
| FY2023 | $12,500 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Trade Commission | $20,000 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miia BIO-based MFG | Economic Development Administration | $800,000 | |
| Auto cmty econ summit | Economic Development Administration | $266,667 | |
| Auto econ. Impact summit | Economic Development Administration | $272,500 |
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About the company
Center For Automotive Research, a nonprofit organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, operates as a prime contractor delivering automotive industry research, data access, and analysis services to federal agencies on a full-and-open basis with no recurring set-aside designations. The organization operates exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards) and maintains no subcontractor footprint in its federal work.
Center For Automotive Research's federal capability centers on subscription access to its proprietary Automotive Communities Partnership (CAP) database, a web-based platform containing over 20 years of vehicle, supplier, and market intelligence data. Recent prime awards include a $80,000 firm fixed-price purchase order from the International Trade Commission (awarded January 15, 2026, running through January 31, 2030) for CAP membership and database access, a $20,000 ITC purchase order from February 2025 for the same service, and a $25,000 ITC subscription contract from February 2023. The organization has delivered this data subscription service to the ITC continuously across multiple purchase order cycles since at least 2022. The ITC awarded its most recent contract as sole source under FAR 6.302-1, with the contracting officer determining that CAR represents the only responsible source for the required automotive database and research services.
Customer concentration is fragmented across six distinct agencies. The International Trade Commission accounts for 4 awards totaling $138,000 in combined potential value and dominates the visible contract footprint; the Department of Labor Immediate Office of the Secretary of Labor holds the largest single award at $175,000; and the Department of the Army's Materiel Command offices (Detroit Arsenal Contracting Command and TACOM Life Cycle Management Command) collectively placed 9 awards worth $120,000. The portfolio spans research and development work (4 awards under Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences R&D NAICS; 4 awards under Social Sciences and Humanities R&D), information services (3 awards under Web Search Portals and Information Services), and market research support, with IT and telecom and business application development software as a service PSC coding appearing across 8 awards.
Activity is sparse and episodic. The organization received only one award in 2022, one in 2023, one in 2025, and one in 2026, with 18 total awards across the entire source data window stretching back to 2005. Combined potential value across all recent awards is $438,000; the organization has obligated $1.7 million against these awards, indicating significant prior-year invoicing or multi-year contract spans. The most recent award (January 2026) carries a completion date of January 31, 2030, representing the organization's longest-running federal contract term visible in the source data.
Quick answers
Is Center For Automotive Research registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Center For Automotive Research's SAM.gov registration is active through July 30, 2027.
How much has Center For Automotive Research received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $20,000 to Center For Automotive Research in fiscal year 2025 and $65,000 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Center For Automotive Research rank among federal contractors?
Center For Automotive Research ranked #59 at the International Trade Commission in FY2025.
What is Center For Automotive Research's most recent federal award?
Center For Automotive Research's most recent federal contract award is Membership and data access for cap's automotive communities partnership database of automotive data (vehicles… (34300026P0003), from International Trade Commission, on January 15, 2026.
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