Central Inc.

Central Inc., operating under the doing business as name Central Auto Exchange, is a for-profit automotive services company headquartered in Hamden, Connecticut, that specializes in federal vehicle fleet management and disposition services. The company has established itself as a key contractor for the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service, providing comprehensive support for the government's vehicle auction, marshaling, and logistics operations. Central Inc. is registered in SAM.gov and maintains an active federal contracting presence, having received awards across multiple fiscal years that demonstrate GSA's sustained reliance on the contractor's expertise in managing and administering federal vehicle fleets.

Central Inc. has provided an extensive range of vehicle-related services through its federal contract awards, all issued by the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service. The company's service portfolio includes vehicle auction services, marshaling operations, vehicle acquisition support, logistics coordination, and comprehensive fleet operations support, primarily serving GSA's Regions 1 and 2 in the Northeast, with particular operations centered at its facilities in New Haven and Hamden, Connecticut. Past delivery orders have been structured as fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment provisions and include a $2,878,747.93 award for FY25 auction services across Regions 1 and 2, a $5,040,037.00 award for vehicle acquisition and logistics services spanning October 2022 through September 2025, a $904,294.13 FY24 auction services award, and multiple marshaling service delivery orders valued at $208,019.90 and $62,671.90. More recent awards issued in November 2025 include a $1,047,826.62 delivery order for auction services and a $238,084.20 delivery order for marshaling services, both scheduled for completion by November 26, 2026. None of these delivery orders have been designated with small business set-asides, and the cumulative value of delivery orders received under the broader IDIQ contract vehicle totals approximately $10 million over three fiscal years, underscoring the company's significant capacity and performance track record with federal vehicle fleet management.

Central Inc. currently holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $4,696,526.00 awarded by the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service on October 1, 2025, for Zone 1 Auction and Marshalling services spanning fiscal years 2026 through 2030. This IDV establishes the framework for Central Inc. to provide comprehensive vehicle management services including marshalling, inspection, telematics installation, sales preparation, and transportation of federal vehicles, with an anticipated capacity to handle approximately 60,000 vehicles annually, including roughly 30,000 vehicles slated for sale. The contract was designed to accommodate flexible pricing structures including flat rate, flat rate plus percentage of sale proceeds, or percentage of sale proceeds options. At least one delivery order has already been issued under this IDV—the $238,084.20 marshaling services order awarded on November 6, 2025, for performance at Central Auto Auction Inc. in New Haven, Connecticut. This single-award contract replaces or succeeds the prior IDIQ structure and reflects Central Inc.'s demonstrated capacity in federal vehicle fleet management and its established facilities and expertise in the Northeast region, with no small business set-aside applied to the award.