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U.S. NAVY (continued) mergence support ship Point Loma was withdrawn in May. A decision was made to include these ships in the MSC A-76 study. The RFP will be reissued at a date not yet deter- mined.

RFP's to operate four range in- strument ships and seven ocean tugs will also be issued as part of the A- 76 study. The dates for release of the RFP's has not been set.

In mid-1987 the operating con- tract for the first four SL-7's will expire. SeaLand has this contract.

Competitive bids will be solicited for the next operating period.

Merchant Ship

Revolving Fund

Hearings were held in February to consider authorization of a program to build cargo ships configured for military sealift mission. Last De- cember $852 million was earmarked for this use in the FY 1986 defense funding continuing resolution. Au- thorization of the program is re- quired before the funds can be used.

Further appropriations committee hearings in House and Senate are also planned should the authorizing legislation be passed.

In March Mr. Pyatt appeared before a House Armed Services sub- committee and stated Navy's oppo- sition to the proposed legislation.

Industry representatives supported passage of the bill.

House subcommittee mark-up of the proposed legislation was com- pleted on May 8. The closed session results were not known at time of publication.

The outcome is entirely depen- dent on whether sufficient political force can be mustered to push this legislation through Congress despite the Administration's opposition.

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Exhibit 4

Small Craft Procurements Planned In

FY 1986 and FY 1987

Number of Units Description

FY 1986: (not yet awarded) 15-20 56'target boat, with options 15-20 50' workboat with options invitation to bid due to be issued in May

FY 1987: 150 30 20-25 15 11 10 10 2 1 14' punt (GSA purchase) 18' utility boat (GSA purchase) 22' utility boat (GSA purchase) 26' motor whaleboat, with options for FY 1988, FY 1989 32' personnel boat with small option for FY 1988 33' utility boat with option for five in FY 1988 40' personnel boat, with option for 11 in FY 1988 fuel oil barge (YON) support barge for Charleston (Kings Bay), essentially a housing barge torpedo tester (YTT); 1200 ton, 200' long craft to support torpedo range; option for one additional unit in FY 1988 4000 shp tugs for Army; 110-113' long; option for unspecified number over two year period 12 44' sail training sloops for

Annapolis with options for 24 additional craft in FY 1988 and 1989 1 special warfare craft (SWCM); 19 units planned to complete program; RMI has lead contract, but Navy wants to develop second source 16 110' USCG patrol boat; this is second flight of these vessels; Bollinger has first flight of 16 under contract 15 rigid inflatable sidewall boats, diesel powered; options for future years ? FMS patrol boats; number depends on decision of foreign buyers; NAVSEA now buying 18-19 boats under

FMS program; these are sole source procurements where the foreign buyer selects and specifies the building yard 3 floating cranes (YD)

Source: NAVSEA

Exhibit 3 Small Naval Craft And Drydocks On Order As Of March 1986

Craft Quantity Contractor Value (000's of $) 18' Target boat TB 24 Arcwel Corp. $880 18' Utility boat (UB)/Boom Tender 85 Arcwel Corp. 990 68' Seaspectre (PB) (MK4) 3 Atlantic Marine 4,155

LCM-6 2 Bender 1,248 74' Landing craft mechanized (LCM-8) 4 Bender 2,895 18' UB 10 Boston Whaler 93 22' UB 37 Boston Whaler 961

Covered lighter (YFN) 7 Eastern Marine 3,311 36' Patrol boat 4 Lantana Boatyard (FMS) 720

Landing craft mechanized (LCM-8) 28 Marine Power 13,278 120' Torpedo weapon retriever (TWR) 10 Marinette Marine 25,570

Patrol craft (YP) 20 Marinette Marine 71,319 40' Personnel boat (PE) (MK 5) 7 Modutech Marine 1,540 14' Punt 192 Monark Boats 89 24' Boom handling (BH) 4 Monark Boats 349 24' Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) boat 43 Monark Boats 2,436 26' Personnel boat (PE) 42 Monark Boats 3,195 33' Utility boat (UB) 6 Monark Boats 656 35' Workboat (WB) 3 Monark Boats 647 40' Parasail training craft 7 Monark Boats 1,790 42' Plane personnel rescue boat (PR) (MK 4) 6 Monark Boats 3,152

Landing craft utility (LCU) 2 Moss Point Marine 8,642

Open lighter (YC) 26 Moss Point Marine 6,586

Patrol craft (YP) 7 Peterson Builders 21,344 33' Personnel boat (PE) 13 Port Richmond 1,469

Combat rubber raiding craft CRRC(S) 145 RFD Patten, Inc. 450 82' Sea Viking (SWCM) 1 RMI 4,427

Med/aux floating drydock (AFDB-8) 1 Seebeckwerft A.G. 22,610 34' Patrol boat (PB) 2 Swiftships (FMS) 591 26' Motor whaleboat (MW) 43 Technical Fiberglass 1,694

Med/aux repair drydock (ARDM-5) 1 Todd, Pacific Shipyard 32,714 36' Landing craft personnel large (LCPL) 112 Watercraft America 13,712 56' Target boat (TB) 17 Watercraft America 2,948 33' Personnel boat (PE) (MK 5) 17 Willard Company 2,309 40' Personnel boat (PE) (MK 5) 22 Willard Company 3,175 40' Utility boat (UB) 23 Willard'Company 2,172 50' Utility boat (UB) 12 Willard Company 2,024

Zodiac inflatable craft model F-470 10 Zodiac of North America 49

Total 998 $266,570

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