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ington, D.C. (N00039-88-C-0069).

Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland,

Ore., has received a $4.6-million contract for the post shakedown availability of USNS

Mercy, a Navy hospital ship operated by the

Military Sealift Command. Work is expected to be completed in April 1988. The contract was awarded by the Military Sealift Com- mand, Washington, D.C. (N62383-88-C- 0007).

January 19

RCA, Electronic Systems Department,

Moorestown, N.J., has received a $329.5- million contract for MK 7 Aegis weapon sys- tems for the CG-69, 70, 71, 72 and 73. Work is expected to be completed in March 1992.

The contract was awarded by the Naval Sea

Systems Command, Washington, D.C. (N00024-88-C-5140).

Dynamics Systems Inc., Reston, Va., has received a $5.1-million contract for logistic, engineering and support services. Work is expected to be completed by September 30, 1992. The contract was awarded by the

Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington,

D.C. (N00024-88-C-6168).

Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland,

Ore., has received a $15.3-million contract for the regular overhaul of USS Anchorage (LSD-36). Work is expected to be completed by November 3, 1988. The contract was awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding,

Conversion and Repair, Portsmouth, Va. (N00024-85-H-8197).

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Rockwell International Corp., Anaheim,

Calif., has received a $7.1-million contract for engineering support services for the

AN/BQQ-9 sonar system program. Work is expected to be completed in September 1989. The contract was awarded by the

Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington,

D.C. (N00024-88-C-6000).

January 25

Colonna's Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Va., has received a $4.2-million contract for Dry- docking Selected Restricted Availability for

USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23). Work is expected to be completed by July 3, 1988.

The contract was awarded by the Naval Sea

Systems Command, Washington, D.C. (N00024-85-H-8134).

General Dynamics, Valley Systems Divi- sion, Pomona, Calif., has received a $7.7- million contract for leader services and production planning services for the Rolling

Airframe Missile. The contract was awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Wash- ington, D.C. (N00024-85-C-5350).

Avondale Industries, Inc., Shipyards Divi- sion, New Orleans, La., has received a $20.7-million contract for the Regular

Overhaul of USS Radford (DD-968). Work is expected to be completed by May 3, 1989.

The contract was awarded by the Naval Sea

Systems Command, Washington, D.C. (N00024-85-H-8113).

MonArk To Build 10 Patrol Boats

Under $3.7-Million Award

MonArk Boat Company of Mon- ticello, Ark., has received a $3,697,222 fixed-price contract to construct 10 forty-one-foot patrol boats.

The contract, which is expected to be completed in March 1989, pur- chases the boats for El Salvador under the Foreign Military Sales program. The Naval Sea Systems

Command contracted the project.

The contract is N00024-88-C-2072.

March, 1988

A&T Receives

Navy Contracts

Worth $14.2 Million

Analysis & Technology, Inc. (A&T), North Stonington, Conn., recently received $14.2 million in

Navy contracts.

A&T was awarded a $10.2-mil- lion, three-year contract by the

Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC), Newport, R.I. Under the contract, A&T will provide techni- cal services in support of submarine combat control system architecture, targeting and ranging exercise pro- grams through analytical studies, advanced development model de- sign and development, and at-sea test and evaluation.

The company also received a sec- ond NUSC, three-year contract worth $2.4 million to provide elec- tromagnetic engineering services for shipboard electronic systems on sur- face ships.

The company received additional subcontracts valued at about $1.6 million.

A&T is a leading company in the field of submarine and antisubmar- ine warfare technical services to the

U.S. Navy.

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