The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a purchase order to Creation Networks, Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business, for $242,941.62 on September 25, 2026, for design, delivery, installation, integration, testing, and commissioning of a Battle Watch Command Center Display System (CCDS) at Pacific Area headquarters in Alameda, California.
The order is a total small business set-aside with firm fixed price terms and a completion date of December 31, 2026. The system includes a 29-foot-wide by 8-foot-high seamless LED or LCD video wall, two 30-by-8-foot auxiliary screens, a multi-classification video wall processor capable of displaying at least 10 sources simultaneously, two touch control panels, dedicated equipment rack with secure switches, and localized audio reinforcement. The contractor will integrate 16 primary sources (with capacity for 8 additional) across four separate networks—one unclassified and two classified—with dedicated switching for security sanitation. Deliverables also include System Design Document, Physical Installation and Integration Report, System Acceptance Test Report, operator and administrator training materials, and a 24/7 technical support warranty. The system must achieve 99.999% uptime, seamless visual isolation between classification levels, zero visual latency, layout profile switching in under three seconds, and minimum 90% training completion for watchstanders and supervisors.