Transcar GMBH

Transcar GMBH, a foreign-owned logistics and stevedoring company headquartered in Bremerhaven, Germany, operates as a prime contractor delivering port terminal services, cargo handling, and specialized European logistics support to the U.S. Department of Defense and General Services Administration. The company is a subsidiary of American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group, Inc., and competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no small business set-aside designations across its 258 prime awards.

Transcar GMBH's service portfolio centers on stevedoring, tallying, checking, and related terminal services at the Port of Bremerhaven and Belgian ports, along with motor freight and vehicle leasing support across European distribution nodes. Representative work includes a $2.17 million delivery order (April 2024) from the Army's Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) for stevedoring and tallying services at Bremerhaven; a $7.54 million delivery order (October 2023) from SDDC for stevedoring and cargo handling at Belgian ports; and a $5 million GSA Blanket Purchase Agreement (awarded November 2024, through November 2029) for GSA Fleet Lease services supporting vehicle transportation in Europe. The company has maintained continuous federal contracting activity since its SAM.gov registration in 2003.

Customer concentration is acute and anchors almost entirely to military logistics. SDDC accounts for 106 of 258 awards (41% of the portfolio) with $94.1 million in combined potential value—covering 93% of the top-customer coverage band. The General Services Administration places 95 awards (36% of the portfolio), though with substantially lower dollar magnitude ($5.3 million combined potential value), primarily through monthly or periodic delivery orders under existing IDCs. The remaining 7% of awards split among the Army Expeditionary Contracting Command, Army headquarters, and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. The two customer rankings diverge sharply: SDDC dominates both volume and dollars, while GSA's high award count masks low per-order values.

Transcar GMBH operates under five primary parent IDCs and one BPA. The largest vehicle by task-order volume is Indefinite Delivery Contract W912CM06D0010 (76 task orders, $230 thousand combined potential value), which supports stevedoring services at Bremerhaven. A $6.5 million IDC (HTC71121DR037) issued by the Air Force with 36 task orders provides the framework for tallying and checking services through August 2026. A $1.87 million Army IDC (awarded May 2022, through April 2027) generates stevedoring and terminal-services orders across multiple German and Belgian ports. The $5 million GSA BPA (single award through November 2029) represents the newest vehicle addition and signals expansion into vehicle fleet leasing beyond traditional port operations.

The activity trajectory shows volatility over the past five years: the vendor awarded five contracts in 2021, grew to 13 in 2022 and 21 in 2023, contracted to 14 in 2024, and has logged only 8 awards through August 2025. The majority of the current award base consists of short-cycle delivery orders with monthly completion windows; 106 of 258 awards are delivery orders under existing IDCs rather than new vehicle wins, indicating heavy reliance on recurring task-order utilization against established contracts. Recompete exposure is material: the $6.5 million IDC and $1.87 million stevedoring vehicle together account for most of the recurring monthly task orders and both reach completion within the next twenty-four months (August 2026 and April 2027, respectively). Category concentration reflects the stevedoring and freight transportation posture: 107 awards carry the Marine Cargo Handling NAICS, 105 awards sit under the Transportation Stevedoring PSC, and 50 awards span General Freight Trucking. The vendor has no documented subcontract footprint and does not operate as a sub to other federal primes.