Creative Systems, Inc.

Creative Systems, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and manufacturer headquartered in Port Townsend, Washington, supplies General Hydrostatics (GHS) software licenses, maintenance, support services, and specialized training to federal maritime and naval agencies as a prime contractor on purchase orders and definitive contracts under full-and-open and small business set-aside competitions.

The company's federal footprint is narrow and specialized. Creative Systems competes exclusively as a prime (100% of awards), operates entirely through purchase orders and definitive contracts (no IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs), and serves a small set of repeat customers — the U.S. Coast Guard, the Naval Sea Systems Command, and the Army Corps of Engineers account for 90% of recent awards by count. The Coast Guard alone anchors 38 of the 87 awards in the source data, with combined potential value of $505 thousand, followed by Naval Sea Systems Command at 22 awards and $446 thousand. Across both volume and dollars, the two rankings align: the Coast Guard and NAVSEA together represent approximately 69% of all recent awards and 67% of combined potential value ($951 thousand of $1.2 million). The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center, and the Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District round out the active customer set. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $1.1 million, representing 91% realization against combined potential value.

The capability portfolio centers on General Hydrostatics (GHS) software — a proprietary naval architecture and marine engineering platform used for stability analysis, ship design modeling, and regulatory compliance. Representative awards include a $73,105 small business set-aside purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command in March 2026 for GHS software with model converter, part maker, section editor, advanced features, condition graphics, load editor, multi-body, and tank soundings modules; a $76,050 definitive contract with the Coast Guard running through February 2029 for annual software renewals, maintenance, and software keys; a $25,500 small business set-aside purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command in January 2026 for three-day on-site GHS instructor-led training for 15 Carderock Division employees; and a $55,871 purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command in July 2024 for GHS additional seats and support. The company is positioned as a sole-source provider across most awards due to the proprietary and specialized nature of the GHS suite; most recent awards carry "no set-aside used" designations, though two March 2026 awards explicitly cite total small business set-aside status.

Activity has declined sharply over the past five years — six awards in 2022, three in 2023, five in 2024, one in 2025, and two in 2026 year-to-date — and the recompete cliff is minimal. Only one award (combined potential value $26 thousand) reaches ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating low near-term revenue at risk or opportunity. The company's first federal award in the source data traces to 1994 and holds SAM.gov registration dating to 2002, positioning it as an established specialist vendor with deep relationships at NAVSEA and the Coast Guard but narrow customer diversification and flat-to-declining transaction volume in recent years.

COMPUTER PROGRAM PROVIDING HYDROSTATICS, VESSEL BUOYANCY, STABILITY, TRIM, STRENGTH, DESIGN, BUILD, LAUNCH, OPERATE, LOAD MONITOR, MODIFY, SALVAGE OF SUB, SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE, HEAVY LIFT, DOCKS, DREDGE, AND ON LIQUID, BULK, CONTAINER, PASSENGER CARGOES