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MAJOR NAVY CONTRACTS Navy Secretary Webb

Guest Speaker At Joint Meeting

Of Propeller Club-U.S.M.M.A. Alumni

The Secretary of the Navy,

James H. Webb Jr. was the guest speaker at a recent joint meeting of the Propeller Club of New York and the Port of New York Chapter of the United States Merchant Marine

Academy Alumni Association held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York

City. Also in attendance was the

Honorable John Gaughan, Mari- time Administrator.

With more than 600 in atten- dance, Secretary Webb discussed the role of U.S. defense forces and how their obligations might expand after the recent signing of the INF

Treaty. The secretary questioned how the Navy would meet its ever- widening worldwide obligations in the face of recent budget cuts. "We may have to examine the military utility of our force struc- ture in an area of limited resources," he said. "I worry that with the INF Treaty just signed," he continued, "and with renewed emphasis on conven- tional defenses in the NATO sector, that we may be doing ourselves a strategic disservice by putting more funds in conventional resources into

Central Europe at the expense of our other interests around the world. "This is going to be an intense debate. The future structure of the

Defense Department and in particu- lar the Navy will be at the center of that debate."

The secretary also cited the re- cent report submitted by the Com- mission on Merchant Marine and

Defense, which warns the President of a growing threat to the national security resulting from the decline of the nation's maritime industry.

Secretary Webb said that the na- tion's shipbuilding problems would be brought before Congress at hear- ings this year.

Other activities at the joint ses- sion included the presentation of the Port of N.Y. Chapter/-

USMMAA's annual award to Capt.

Robert E. Hart, president, Marine

Index Bureau. The award, which is for leadership in the maritime com- munity and dedication to the ma- rine industry, was presented by

Peter Clark, president of the alumni association.

Attendees at the joint meeting of the Propeller Club, Port of N.Y. and U.S. Merchant Marine

Academy Alumni Association are (L to R): Peter D. Clark, president, N.Y. Chapter-USM-

MAAA; Hon. John Gaughan, Maritime Administrator, Dep't of Transportation; Charles Cush- ing, national president-USMMAAA; James H. Webb, Secretary of Navy and guest speaker;

Jerome E. Joseph, president, Port of N.Y. Propeller Club; and Capt. Robert E. Hart, presi- dent, Marine Index Bureau and award recipient.

The following special section fea- tures the latest U.S. Navy contract awards for shipbuilding, ship repair, electronics, communications and weapons. This special section covers major Navy contracts awarded be- tween September 23 and December 23, 1987. For contract awards prior to these dates, refer to the Naval

Technology & Shipbuilding Supple- ment in the December issue of MR/

EN.

September 23

Raytheon Company, Wayland, Mass., was awarded a $11,370,000 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price contract for

NATO Seasparrow missile system improve- ment for LHD-2 and NATO navies. Work will be performed in Wayland and is expected to be completed in October 1990. The Naval

Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-87-C- 5609).

AT&T Technologies Incorporated,

Greensboro, N.C., was awarded a $33,576,770 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for an enhanced modular signal processor for updating the Surveillance Towed Array

Ship System (SURTASS) and the Submarine

Advanced Combat System (SUBACS). Work will be performed in Burlington, N.C. (3.4 percent); Greensboro, N.C. (42.7 percent); and Whippany, N.J. (53.9 percent) and is expected to be completed in December 1988. The Naval Sea Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-81-C-7318).

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart- ment, Austin, Texas, was awarded a $5,080,000 grant for restoration of the bat- tleship Texas. The grant is Congressionally mandated under Public Law 99-591. The work will be performed in Austin and the funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Office of Naval Research,

Washington, D.C., is the awarding activity (N00014-87-G-0051).

September 24

Sperry Corporation, Great Neck, N.Y., was awarded a $13,977,027 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract for restoration of USS Stark's (FFG-31) combat system. Work will be per- formed in Great Neck and is expected to be completed in September 1988. The Naval

Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-83-C- 7126).

Pennsylvania Shipyard Company, Ches- ter, Pa., was awarded a $5,492,937 firm- fixed-price contract for Drydocking Planned

Restricted Availability for Sustain (AFDM-7).

Work will be performed in Chester and is expected to be completed February 9, 1988. The Naval Sea Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H-8200).

Mine Safety Appliances, Murrysville, Pa., was awarded a $6,829,200 order to furnish 9,756 oxygen breathing apparatus units.

Work will be performed in Evans City, Pa. and is expected to be completed in August 1988. The Navy Ships Parts Control Center,

Mechanicsburg, Pa., is the contracting ac- tivity (N00104-85-G-0368).

September 25

AT&T Technologies Incorporated,

Greensboro, N.C., was awarded a $20,451,000 firm-fixed-price contract for oceanographic equipment. Work will be per- formed in Burlington, N.C. (52 percent);

Greensboro, N.C. (41 percent); and Whippa- ny, N.J. (7 percent) and is expected to be completed in November 1990. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00039-87-C-0023).

Gould Defense Systems Incorporated,

Cleveland, Ohio, was awarded a $32,491,462 firm-fixed-price contract for depot/factory test equipment and in-ser- vice support equipment for MK 48 torpedo

Advanced Capability (ADCAP). Work will be performed in Cleveland and is expected to be completed in March 1992. The Naval Sea

Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-87-C- 6437).

General Dynamics Corporation, Electric

Boat Division, Groton, Conn., was awarded a $3,931,896 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for planning yard support for SSBN class opera- tional submarines. Work will be performed in Groton and is expected to be completed

September 30, 1988. The Naval Sea Sys- tems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-86-C-2003).

Service Engineering Company, San Fran- cisco, Calif., was awarded a $3,921,562 firm-fixed-price contract for repairs and al- terations for messing and berthing barge

APL-4. Work will be performed in San Fran- cisco and is expected to be completed Feb- ruary 24, 1988. The Naval Sea Systems

Command, Washington, D.C., is the con- tracting activity (N00024-85-H-8717).

Hughes Aircraft Company, Fullerton, Cal- if., was awarded a $16,566,477 firm-fixed- price contract for UYQ-21 displays for DDG- 51 and DDG-52; LHD-2; NIPS. Work will be performed in Fullerton and is expected to be completed in August 1991. The Naval Sea

Systems Command. Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-87-C- 5250).

Raytheon Service Company, Virginia

Beach, Va., is being awarded a $10,743,096 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a new threat upgrade installation kit for CG-26 class ships. Work will be performed in Ventura,

Calif, and is expected to be completed in

September 1988. The Naval Sea Systems

Command, Washington, D.C., is the con- tracting activity (N00024-87-C-2288).

September 29

Raytheon Company, Wayland, Mass., was awarded a $20,529,616 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 74 Ordnance Alterations (ORDALTS) for the Tartar Program. Work will be performed in Wayland and is ex- pected to be completed in September 1991. The Naval Sea Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-87-C-5342).

Hughes Aircraft Company, Fullerton, Cal- if.. was awarded a $21,638,982 modifica- tion definitizing a previously awarded firm- fixed-price contract for combat control sys- tem MK 1 and fire control system MK 117 for SSN-594, 637 and 688 class subma- rines. Work will be performed in Fullerton and is expected to be completed in June 1990. The Naval Sea Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-87-C-6064).

September 30

Motorola Incorporated, Scottsdale, Ariz., was awarded a $36,380,595 firm-fixed- price contract for the MK 45 Mod 5 target detecting device/shroud assembly. Work will be performed in Scottsdale and is expected to be completed in April 1990. The

Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington,

D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 87-C-5347).

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Ports- mouth, N.H., was the successful offeror in a competitive program between public and private shipyards for the Selected Restric- ted Availabilities for SSN-706 and SSN-690.

The value of this effort is $11,416,336.

Work will be performed in Groton, Conn, and is expected to be completed November 1, 1988. The Naval Sea Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the requiring activity

Textron Marine Systems, New Orleans,

La., was awarded a $9,900,000 cost-plus- fixed-fee contract for contractor interim support services for the Landing Craft Air

Cushion (LCAC) Program. Work will be per- formed in Panama City, Fla. and is expected to be completed March 31, 1988. The Naval

Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-87-C- 2263).

Sperry Corporation, St. Paul, Minn., was awarded a $29,692,754 modification defini- tizing a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the AN/USQ-69(V) data termi- nal set and 0L-267(V)/UYK data terminal group for various ships including LHD-2, CG- 64, CG-65, CG-66, CG-67, CG-68, BB-64,

CVN-73, FFG-31, DDG-52, DDG-53 and

DDG-54. Work will be performed in Clear- water, Fla. and is expected to be completed in June 1989. This contract combines pur- chases for the U.S. Navy (99 percent) and

Spain (1 percent) under the Foreign Military

Sales Program. The Naval Sea Systems

Command, Washington, D.C., is the con- tracting activity (N00024-86-C-5288).

Hughes Aircraft Company, Fullerton, Cal- if., was awarded a $28,937,000 fixed-price contract for AN/UYA-4 display equipment for various U.S. and Australian ships. Work will be performed in Fullerton and is ex- pected to be completed December 30, 1989. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (99.3 percent) and Australia (.7 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program. The Naval Sea Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-87-C-5260).

Secretary of the Navy James H. Webb Jr. 42 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News