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Roll Off type ships to transport one additional heavy Army division.

The Committee notes that the speed of these ships need not be equal to the speed of current SL-7 ships, but in other respects should resemble the existing SL-7 ships.

The Committee expects that the ships would be maintained, manned and exercised as is the case with the

SL-7 ships. The design should also focus on commercial rather than military standards in order to con- trol cost. The Navy is to provide a report on this aspect of the program by March 1, 1991 and to begin con- tracting the program 30 days after submitting the report."

Senate Appropriations

Committee Directions

The Senate Appropriations Com- mittee also addressed the sealift issue in the October 11, 1990 report accompanying the Senate defense appropriations bill: "The Committee believes the De- fense Department should use the funds provided for the construction of ships for Maritime Preposition- ing (MPS) for Army equipment. It is understood that the funding rec- ommended would be sufficient to provide for at least one additional squadron of MPS ships. Consider- ing that the MPS ships demon- strated their utility in the recent operation, the Committee believes additional ships of this type could provide a much needed capability to deploy equipment rapidly. Further- more, as equipment is withdrawn from overseas locations, the Com- mittee believes the military depart- ments should examine storing this equipment on prepositioned ships instead of retiring or otherwise dis- posing of it."

FY 1991 Defense

Authorization Bill

In authorizing a new fast sealift

MAJOR NAVY CONTRACTS (Compiled by Maritime Reporter Staff)

Telephonies Corporation, Command Sys- tems Division, Farmingdale, N.Y., was awarded a $23,371,700 firm-fixed-price contract for five AN/TPX-42A(V)12 amphi- bious air traffic control direct altitude and identity readout systems for LHD 2, LHD 3,

LHD 4. CVN 74 and various support activi- ties. The work is expected to be completed in May 1994. The Naval Air Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00019-90-C-0219).

General Electric Company, Electronic

Systems Department, Moorestown, N.J., was awarded a $75,000,000 cost-plus-fixed- fee contract for combat system engineering services to assess and evaluate candidate systems, modifications, and equipments for inclusion in potential Aegis weapon system baseline upgrades. The work is expected to be completed September 30, 1995. The

Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington,

D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 91-C-5128).

IBM Corporation, Federal Sector Di- vision, Manassas, Va., was awarded a $9,466,709 firm-fixed-price contract modi- fication for the upgrade and conversion of

AN/BQQ-5 submarine acoustic 21B64 trainers. The work is expected to be com- pleted in August 1995. The Naval Sea Sys- tems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-89-C-6081). program, the Congress gave loose guidelines to the Navy and required a detailed report be prepared within six months describing how the pro- gram will be implemented: "The Conferees agree to establish a fast sealift program for the con- struction and operation of cargo vessels that incorporate features es- sential for military use of the ves- sels. The Secretary of the Navy would be responsible for the design and construction of the vessels after consultation with the Administrator of the Maritime Administration.

Ships constructed under the pro- gram could be dedicated to military use if the Secretary of the Navy determines that it is in the national interest for the ships to be immedi- ately available. Ships dedicated to

TRW Systems Division, Federal Systems

Group, Fairfax, Va., was awarded an $87,000,000 (with all options exercised) cost-plus-award-fee contract for systems engineering and integration support ser- vices for integrated undersea surveillance programs for the Space and Naval Warfare

Systems Command's Undersea Surveil- lance Project Office. The work is expected to be completed September 30, 1995. The

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00039-91-C-0047).

General Dynamics Corporation, Electric

Boat Division, Groton, Conn., was awarded an $11,060,832 cost-plus-award-fee con- tract modification for combat control sys- tem engineering and technical services for

Ohio class submarines. The work is ex- pected to be completed September 30, 1991. The Naval Sea Systems Command,

Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-90-C-2109).

General Dynamics Corporation, Electric

Boat Division, Groton, Conn., was awarded a $56,082,270 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification for engineering and technical services for Ohio class submarines. The work is expected to be completed Septem- ber 30, 1991. The Naval Sea Systems Com- mand, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-90-C-2115).

Todd Pacific Shipyard Corporation, Se- attle, Wash., was awarded a $63,361,566 cost-plus-award-fee contract with options military use would be required to have a full or partial crew. The Con- ferees are aware that there may be a number of options for dedicated military use with a full or partial crew and intend that it include op- eration of ships as is presently done with the prepositioned ship pro- grams and with the SL-7 ship pro- gram, in which ships are maintained in a reduced operational status with a nucleus crew and planned to be able to deploy in four days. Ships not dedicated to military use would be leased for commercial operation.

The Conferees agree not to rec- ommend a particular design for ships built under the program.

Scene Is Set

Congress has authorized a new for the Phased Maintenance Program for fast combat support ships (AOEs) home- ported in Seattle, Wash. The work is ex- pected to be completed May 19, 1995. The

Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington,

D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024- 91-C-8503).

Detyens Shipyards, Mount Pleasant, S.C., was awarded a $9,152,126 firm-fixed-price contract for the regular overhaul of USS

Oak Ridge (ARDM 1). Work will be per- formed in Wando, S.C., and is expected to be completed July 5, 1991. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair,

Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H-8639).

Raytheon Company, Equipment Division,

Wayland, Mass., was awarded a $9,891,633 modification to a previously awarded cost- plus-award-fee contract to perform opera- tion and maintenance servcies for the Relo- catable Over-the-Horizon Radar on Amchit- ka Island, Alaska, and its test bed in Chesa- peake, Va. This modification covers the period from December 1, 1990, to Septem- ber 30, 1991. The work is expected to be completed September 30, 1991. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command is the contracting activity (N00039-90-C- 0007).

General Electric Company, Machinery

Apparatus Operation, Schenectady, N.Y., was awarded an $88,328,000 cost-plus- fixed-fee contract for naval nuclear propul- sion components. The Naval Sea Systems sealift ship program and has pro- vided funds for this purpose. All that's required is for DOD to get on with the activity. A flurry of activity is now taking place in DOD, Navy and Army to determine the size and composition of future sealift spend- ing.

The Navy now has available sub- stantial funds to initiate the sealift program. Almost $1.3 billion has been provided by Congress for sea- lift ship construction. An additional $500 million is available for ship operation and $15 million is avail- able for fast sealift technology de- velopment.

Two Prong

Approach Likely

As shown in the accompanying exhibit, Navy planners have divided sealift activities into near and mid/ long term programs. The near term program deals with satisfying the current sealift deficiency by acquir- ing new ships which are within the state-of-the-art. The mid/long term program seeks to develop new de- signs and technology which improve strategic sealift mobility.

IMA has just published an in- depth assessment of this new sealift program. The report analyzes op- tions being considered, acquisition planning, likely contracting rules, business situation of likely competi- tors and identifies points of pro- gram responsibility. Over the next 12 months, IMA will update the report with advisory memos as the sealift program matures into ship construction contracts.

The report is available for $1,200.

The price includes the initial report plus 12 months of advisory memos.

To order, contact: IMA Associates,

Inc., 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW,

Suite 901, Washington, DC 20037; telephone: (202) 333-8501; and fax: (202) 333-8504.

Command, Washington, D.C., is the con- tracting activity (N00024-91-C-4007).

Westinghouse Electric Corporation,

Plant Apparatus Division, Wilkins Township,

Pa., was awarded a $76,257,000 cost-plus- fixed-fee contract for naval nuclear propul- sion components. The Naval Sea Systems

Command, Washington, D.C., is the con- tracting activity (N00024-91-C-4055).

Techniarts Engineering, Silver Spring,

Md., was awarded a $14,333,330 firm-fixed- price contract for shipboard information, training and entertainment systems for vari- ous ship classes. The work is expected to be completed in July 1991. The Naval Sea Sys- tems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-91-C-4157).

North Atlantic Industries, Inc., Haup- pauge, N.Y., was awarded a $18,491,008 firm-fixed-price delivery order for 1,175

U.S. Navy standard teleprinters for ship- board use. The work is expected to be com- pleted in March 1992. The Space and Naval

Warfare Systems Command, Washington,

D.C., is the contracting activity (N00039- 84-D-0192).

Raytheon Company, Missile Systems Di- vision, Bristol, Tenn., was awarded a $64,942,180 firm-fixed-price contract to produce and assemble 213 Standard Missile

Two (Block III) guidance, control airframe and autopilot battery missile sections for (continued)

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