Major Navy Contracts

The following special section highlights the latest U.S. Navy contract awards for shipbuilding, ship repair and maintenance, shipboard communications, weapons, etc. The section covers contracts awarded between the dates of June 6 and July 7, 1988. For contracts prior to these dates, refer to the Naval Technology & Shipbuilding Supplement in the July issue of MR/EN.

June 6 General Ship Corporation, East Boston.

Mass., was awarded a $7,487,452 firmfixed- price contract for Extending Drydocking Phase Maintenance Fixed (EDPMF) availability for USS Glover (FF-1098). Work will be completed in April 1989. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H- 8157).

June 9 General Dynamics Corporation, Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn., was awarded a $26,573,880 modification to a previously awarded contract for the AN/BSY-1(V) combat system and the retractable bow planes on SSNs 754, 755 and 757. Work will be completed February 28, 1990. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Groton, Conn., is the contracting activity (N00024-84-C-2063).

General Dynamics Corporation, Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn., was awarded a $55,826,120 modification to a previously awarded contract for the AN/BSY-1(V) combat system and the retractable bow planes on SSNs 751 and 752. Work will be completed February 28, 1990. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Groton, Conn., is the contracting activity (N00024-83-C-2039).

June 10 Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., was awarded a $612,000,000 fixed-price-incentive contract for two SSN- 688 class submarines. Work will be completed in August 1993. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-88-C-2195).

Northwest Marine Iron Works, Portland, Ore., was awarded a $4,775,510 firm-fixedprice contract for the overhaul and drydocking of USNS Kawishiwi (T-AO-146), a Military Sealift Command oiler. The Military Sealift Command, Pacific, is the contracting authority (N00033-85-H-0307).

Halter Marine Incorporated, New Orleans, La., was awarded a $20,879,116 contract for one (AG0R-23) oceanographic research ship. Work will be performed in Escatawpa, Miss., and is expected to be completed December 1, 1990. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-88-C- 2223).

June 13 A t l a n t i c Dry Dock Corporation, Fort George Island, Fla., was awarded a $8,747,000 firm-fixed-price contract for Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA) for USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13). Work will be completed May 1, 1989. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H-8111).

E.R. Paul Company, Walnut. Calif., was awarded a $5,641,731 firm-fixed-price contract to purchase and install two package type steam boilers for use in testing steamdriven naval shipboard machinery and devices.

The contract also contains provisions for training. Work will be performed in Puget Sound, Wash. (75 percent), and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (25 percent), and is expected to be completed late in 1989. The Naval Regional Contracting Center, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00600- 88-C-0366).

June 17 Avondale Industries Incorporated, Shipyards Division, New Orleans, La., was awarded a $157,411,537 fixed-price-incentive contract for design and construction of LSD-49, the lead ship of the LSD-41 (cargo variant) class, and the associated technical manuals, training, Coordinated Ships Allowance List (COSAL) material, studies, services and drawings. Work will be completed in November 1993. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-88-C-2048).

MagneTek ALS, Anaheim, Calif., was awarded a $28,626,300 firm-fixed-price contract for the MK-84 solid state frequency converter production program for CG- 69, CG-70, CG-71, CG-72 and CG-73. Work will be completed in December 1990. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 88-C-5141).

Automar I Corporation, Washington, D.C., was awarded a $43,154,906 firmfixed- price contract including options for the charter of MV American Eagle, a rollon/ roll-off dry cargo ship that will be used to transport Department of Defense cargo.

The contract performance period is 17 months with two 17-month options. The ship will be delivered at a mutually agreeable date on or before November 3, 1988.

The Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00033- 88-C-l 117).

June 20 Avondale Industries Incorporated, Shipyards Division, New Orleans, La., was awarded a $109,646,935 fixed-price contract for one T-AO-187 class ship with options for one ship per year in fiscal years 1989, 1990 and 1991. Work will be completed in September 1991. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-88-C- 2050).

June 21 Alaska Tug and Salvage Incorporated, Tukwila, Wash., was awarded a $7,455,559 firm-fixed-rate, indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract for intermodal transportation of containerized and bulkbreak cargo between Seattle, Wash., and the Naval Air Station, Adak, Alaska. The contract performance period is 24 months and will begin July 1, 1988, and end June 30, 1990.

The Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting authority (N00033- 88-D-8503).

Amclyde Engineering Products, Saint Paul, Minn., was awarded a $9,281,467 firm-fixed-price contract to construct a refueling crane at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Work is expected to be completed in February 1991. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northern Division, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (N62472-85-C-1460).

Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C., was the successful offeror in a competitive program between public and private sector shipyards for the Extended Refit Period (ERP) for USS James Madison (SSBN-627). The ERP is being assigned on a firm-fixed-price basis. The price for this effort is $10,128,650. Work will be completed in December 1989. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the requiring activity.

June 22 General Electric Company, Government Electronic Systems Division, Syracuse, N.Y., was awarded a $33,300,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plusincentive- fee contract for MK-116 Mod 7 antisubmarine warfare control system computer software for DDG-52, DDG-53, DDG- 54, CG-65, CG-66, CG-67 and CG-68. Work will be completed in February 1991. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 84-C-6362).

Sealift Tankships Incorporated, Oyster Bay, N.Y., was awarded a $24,443,030 firmfixed- price contract including options for the time charter of the MV Noble Star, a multipurpose breakbulk ship. The contract performance period is 17 months with two 17-month options. The ship will be delivered at a mutually agreeable date between January 9th and 13th, 1989. The Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting authority (N00033-88-R-1102).

June 27 Unisys Corporation, Great Neck, N.Y., was awarded a $9,288,170 fixed-price contract for refurbishment services for AN/ SPG-55B radars. Work will be completed in May 1989. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N000024-88-C-5648).

Martin Marietta Aero and Naval Systems, Baltimore, Maryland, was awarded a $6,650,000 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for technical engineering services in support of the MK-41 vertical launching system. Work will be completed October 31, 1988. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 86-C-5417).

June 30 Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Va., was awarded a $2,949,631,605 modification to existing contract N00024-88-C-2055 to provide for the construction of CVN-74 and CVN-75. The new total target price of t h i s fixed-price incentive contract is $3,674,000,000. Work will be completed in June 1998. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics Corporation, Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn., was awarded a $347,400,000 fixed-price-incentive contract for one SSN-688 class submarine.

Work will be completed in April 1993. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 88-C-2196).

The General Instrument Corporation, Government Systems Division, N.Y., New York, is being awarded a $3,600,000 contract to upgrade two existing sonar systems aboard USNS Silas Bent and USNS Kane.

The contract also provides for a shorebased system for improved communications and data processing. Work will be performed in Westwood, Mass. (80 percent), and Narrangansett, R.I. (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in 1989. The Office of Naval Research, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00014-88-C- 6020).

July 1 General Electric Company, Syracuse, N.Y., was awarded a $278,161,093 firmfixed- price contract for 14 AN/SQQ-89 surface ASW combat systems for CG, DD and FFG class ships. Work will be performed in Syracuse, N.Y. (56 percent); Portsmouth, R.I. (13 percent); Glen Burnie, Md. (12 percent); Baltimore, Md. (5 percent); Moorestown, N.J. (5 percent); Minneapolis, Min-' (5 percent); Glendale, Calif. (2 percent); and Boston, Mass. (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 1991. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 88-C-6219).

General Dynamics Corporation, Valley Systems Division, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., was awarded a $40,838,750 modification to a previously awarded cost-plusincentive- fee contract for final acceptance test equipment for the rolling airframe missile.

Work will be completed November 30, 1990. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (50 percent) and for the Federal Republic of Germany (50 percent) under the existing Memorandum of Understanding.

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-C-5350).

Loral Systems Group, Goodyear Aerospace Division, Akron, Ohio, was awarded a $21,626,225 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for ordnance alteration (ORDALT) Mod 0 / 1 kits for MK 60 CAPTOR underwater mines. Work will be completed in December 1990. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 86-C-6097).

Martin Marietta Aero and Naval Systems, Baltimore, Md., was awarded a $3,367,884 modification to a previously awarded costplus- fixed-fee contract for materials and services for the MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) life cycle support facility Work will be performed in Ventura, Calif., and is expected to be completed September 30, 1988. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-5526).

FMC Corporation, Naval Systems Division, Minneapolis, Minn., was awarded a $5,049,986 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for material and engineering services in support of the MK 41 Vertical Launch System. Work will be completed September 30, 1988. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 86-C-5442).

General Dynamics Corporation, Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn., was awarded a $41,970,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for design agent services for SSBNs 738, 739 and 740. Work will be completed in December 1993. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-88-C-2148).

July 6 National Projects Incorporated, Boise, Idaho, was awarded a $33,012,777 firmfixed- price contract for the construction of a ship support complex at the Naval Station, Pascagoula, Miss. Work is expected to be completed in September 1990. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division, Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N62467-86-C-0292).

July 7 Vessel Charters Incorporated, New York, N.Y., was awarded a $22,237,611 firmfixed- price contract with options for the time charter of SS American Trojan. The ship will be used as part of the Navy's Afloat Prepositioning Force. The contract period is 17 months with two 17-month options and will be delivered between January 9th and 13th, 1989. The Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting authority (N00033-88-C-1142).