Six Active CMAS Contracts —
Buy AV Without a New Solicitation.
Creation Networks holds six active California Multiple Award Schedule contracts for audiovisual equipment, systems integration, and services. CMAS leverages contracts already competitively bid and awarded, so a California state or local agency can order against pre-negotiated terms instead of running its own solicitation. Contract numbers are published below — not held back until you ask.
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What is a CMAS contract and does Creation Networks hold one?
CMAS — California Multiple Award Schedules — is a California Department of General Services program that leverages contracts already competitively bid and awarded by another public entity, letting California agencies purchase against pre-negotiated terms without issuing a new solicitation.
Creation Networks holds six active CMAS contracts: 3-24-11-1007, 3-24-11-1008, 3-24-11-1023, 3-24-11-1024, 3-24-11-1027, 3-25-04-1006. They cover audiovisual equipment, systems integration, and related services. Eligible buyers include California state agencies, counties, cities, special districts, school districts, community college districts, and CSU and UC campuses, subject to each entity's own purchasing authority.
The Competition Already Happened. You Can Skip to the Order.
A CMAS order is not an exception to competitive bidding. It is competitive bidding, already completed, made reusable.
A California public agency that needs a council chamber rebuilt, a courtroom outfitted, or twenty conference rooms standardized faces the same obstacle every time: the solicitation takes longer than the problem can wait, costs staff time nobody has, and often produces three bids that are not comparable.
CMAS exists to remove that step where the state has already done the work. DGS establishes a schedule based on a contract competitively awarded elsewhere — frequently a federal GSA schedule — and makes those terms available to California public entities. Your order rides on that original competition.
We hold six of these contracts. Below are the numbers, what they cover, how an order actually gets placed, and two issues most vendors leave you to discover late: CMAS transaction limits, and whether your installation triggers prevailing wage.
Our Six Active CMAS Contracts
Published, not gated. Ask us which one matches your scope and we will tell you before you write the requisition.
| CMAS contract number | Program | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| 3-24-11-1007 | California Multiple Award Schedules | AV equipment and systems integration |
| 3-24-11-1008 | California Multiple Award Schedules | AV equipment and systems integration |
| 3-24-11-1023 | California Multiple Award Schedules | AV equipment and systems integration |
| 3-24-11-1024 | California Multiple Award Schedules | AV equipment and systems integration |
| 3-24-11-1027 | California Multiple Award Schedules | AV equipment and systems integration |
| 3-25-04-1006 | California Multiple Award Schedules | AV equipment and systems integration |
How a CMAS Order Actually Gets Placed
Four steps, typically measured in weeks rather than the months a solicitation takes.
- Scope and contract identificationTell us the rooms and the outcome you need. We identify the applicable CMAS contract number and confirm the scope sits inside it. For installation-heavy work we run a site survey first so the labor line is measured, not guessed.
- CMAS-referenced quoteYou receive a quote citing the CMAS contract number with line-item equipment traceable to the schedule, labor broken out by phase, and any recurring support separated — formatted for a procurement file.
- Purchase order citing CMASYour purchasing office issues a PO referencing the CMAS number. Most agencies attach a short findings memo; we will supply the factual material it needs.
- Delivery, installation, acceptanceWe deliver, install, commission, and test against a written acceptance procedure. You get as-built drawings, rack elevations, control source files, and staff training at closeout.
From Concept to Completion
A proven 5-phase methodology — designed right, built right, supported for the long term.
Why California Agencies Use Our CMAS Contracts
- SBA-Certified Small BusinessA fit for the federal, state, and local small-business set-aside requirements that large national integrators cannot meet — with the same engineering bench and the same compliant product lines.
- TAA, NDAA & Section 508 CompliantSystems and components meet Trade Agreements Act, National Defense Authorization Act Section 889, and accessibility requirements. See our TAA compliance guide.
- SAM-Registered with Six Active CMAS ContractsUnique Entity ID XMRUL5PM8K37, plus six California CMAS cooperative purchasing contracts you can buy from without running a new solicitation. Review the contract numbers.
- Decades of Government Past PerformanceDelivered for FEMA, the FAA, the U.S. Navy, Army, Air Force, ATF, the Army Corps of Engineers, and Veterans Affairs — inside occupied, operational facilities.
- End-to-End AccountabilityOne contract from needs assessment and design-build engineering through installation, training, and long-term managed support.
- Nationwide Delivery, Answered LocallyAll 50 states from our Nevada and California operations, with a certified partner network — and a team small enough that the engineer who designed your system answers the phone.
AV Scopes Commonly Purchased Through CMAS
Council & Board Chambers
Dais microphones, streaming, voting integration, cameras, and clerk-operable control for city councils, boards of supervisors, and district boards.
Chamber AV →Courtrooms
Evidence presentation, remote testimony, assistive listening, and digital recording for superior and municipal courts.
Courtroom AV →EOC & Dispatch
Video walls, common operating picture, CAD and radio display integration, and 24/7-rated hardware.
EOC AV →Standardized Meeting Rooms
Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms deployed to one configuration across every department so IT supports a single build.
Video conferencing →Classrooms & Lecture Halls
District and community college classroom standards, lecture capture, and divisible multipurpose spaces.
Education AV →Digital Signage
Lobby wayfinding, counter queueing, emergency notification, and department dashboards under central management.
Government signage →Managed Services & Support
Ongoing maintenance, proactive monitoring, help desk, and preventive service agreements.
AVAILS managed services →Assessment & Design
Condition assessments, vendor-neutral design, and construction documents when you need a design before you need a builder.
AV consulting →Public Sector Past Performance
Agencies that have trusted Creation Networks with mission-critical audiovisual systems.
FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center
AV systems for the command facility that coordinates air traffic across the entire national airspace system — a 24/7 operation with no room for downtime.
Read the case study →Federal Emergency Management Agency
Video conferencing and collaboration technology supporting FEMA's coordination with other agencies, stakeholders, and disaster-affected communities during response operations.
Read the case study →Related Procurement Resources
Frequently Asked Questions — CMAS Contracts for AV
What CMAS is, who can use it, how an order is placed, transaction limits, prevailing wage, and what California agencies most often get wrong about cooperative purchasing for audiovisual projects.
What is a CMAS contract?
CMAS stands for California Multiple Award Schedules. It is a purchasing program run by the California Department of General Services that leverages contracts already competitively bid and awarded — most commonly federal GSA schedules or other public agency awards — and makes those pre-negotiated terms and prices available to California public agencies. Because the competition already happened at the source contract, an agency ordering off CMAS does not have to run its own solicitation.
Who can buy off a CMAS contract?
California state agencies, and local government entities including counties, cities, special districts, school districts, community college districts, and the California State University and University of California systems, subject to each entity's own purchasing authority. Local agencies use CMAS under the Local Agency Model Purchasing Ordinance framework or their own adopted authority.
Which CMAS contracts does Creation Networks hold?
Six active contracts: 3-24-11-1007, 3-24-11-1008, 3-24-11-1023, 3-24-11-1024, 3-24-11-1027, 3-25-04-1006. They cover audiovisual equipment, systems integration, and related services. Ask us which contract number matches your scope and we will identify it before you write the requisition.
Does a CMAS order satisfy our competitive bidding requirement?
In most cases yes — that is the entire purpose of the program — but the determination belongs to your purchasing office. The competition is deemed to have occurred at the underlying awarded contract. Many local agencies still require a documented finding, and some require a minimum number of CMAS quotes. Check your purchasing ordinance for the specific authority and any findings language.
How do we actually place an order?
Four steps. (1) Tell us your scope and we identify the applicable CMAS contract number. (2) We issue a CMAS-referenced quote with line-item pricing traceable to the schedule. (3) Your purchasing office issues a purchase order citing the CMAS number. (4) We deliver, install, and invoice against the PO. For installation-heavy projects we sequence a site survey before the quote so the labor line is real rather than an estimate.
Is there a dollar limit on CMAS orders?
DGS sets CMAS transaction limits and they vary by category and change over time. Rather than quote a number that may be stale, we check the current limit against your scope before quoting and tell you if the project exceeds it — in which case we will lay out the alternatives, including phasing or a different purchasing path.
Can CMAS cover installation labor, not just equipment?
Generally yes for services within the contract's scope. Some construction-classified work falls outside CMAS and must be procured under public works rules, including prevailing wage. We will tell you which parts of your scope are which. Getting this wrong is one of the most common ways a public AV project ends up with a labor compliance problem after the fact.
What about prevailing wage?
If the work qualifies as a public work under California Labor Code, prevailing wage applies regardless of the purchasing path used. Low-voltage AV installation frequently does qualify. We are set up to perform and report certified payroll on prevailing wage projects, and we will raise the question at quote rather than after award.
We are outside California. Can we use CMAS?
No. CMAS is a California program for California public entities. Agencies elsewhere reach us through a direct purchase order under your bid threshold, supplier registration in your procurement system, a small business set-aside, simplified acquisition at the federal level, subcontracting under a prime, or your own competitive solicitation. See every path.
Do you hold NASPO ValuePoint, Sourcewell, OMNIA, or TIPS?
No. CMAS is our cooperative capacity and we do not claim awards we do not hold. Here is how those cooperatives work and how to check whether any vendor genuinely holds an award on one.
Can a California agency use CMAS for a facility outside California?
Ask your purchasing office. The authority derives from the buying entity's status, not the site location, and many agencies do purchase for out-of-state facilities this way — but it is a determination for your counsel, not for a vendor.
SIX ACTIVE CMAS CONTRACTS
Let's Quote It Against CMAS
Tell us what you need and we will price it under CMAS, with no new solicitation required. A CTS-D engineer replies within one business day — no charge, no obligation.
