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sealift program.

On October 2, the Naval Sea Sys- tems Command (NAVSEA) issued the engineering design solicitation for the next phase of the sealift ship new ship construction program. Bids were due on November 13.

The ship will be panamax size, with a 35-foot draft at design load, and be capable of 24 knots sustained speed. A 12,000 nautical mile thresh- old range is specified.

Diesel or gas turbine propulsion will be fitted, driving fixed-pitch or controllable-pitch propellers on multiple shafts. To maximize de- sign creativity, only a generalized vessel configuration is included in the NAVSEA circular of require- ments.

Multiple awards for engineering design will be made.

Up to nine shipyards can be ex- pected to receive contracts. The value of each contract will be lim- ited to $1.2 million. Period of perfor- mance will be 180 days.

One to three shipyards will be selected for the detailed design and construction contract: — One yard will be chosen if it determined that a total of six ships are to be built; — One or two yards will be chosen if 12 ships are to be built; — Up to three yards will be se- lected if a total of 18 ships are to be built.

On September 4, the Navy issued a solicitation requesting proposals for a ship conversion/design contract.

Proposals were to be delivered to

NAVSEA at the end of October.

Multiple fixed-price awards will be made for the initial phase. The awards will not exceed $400,000 per contract.

Shipyards submitting bids must have a letter of intent with a ship- owner able to provide a candidate ship for conversion.

Candidate ships must be capable of 24 knots. Gas turbine as well as diesel powered ships can be offered for conversion. Up to five foreign ships can be acquired and converted.

NAVY CONTRACTS

ITT Gilfillian, of Van Nuys, Ca- lif., has been awarded a $69 million

Navy contract to supply AN/SPS- 48E radars for the aircraft carriers

George Washington, Abraham Lin- coln and Carl Vinson.

A number of retrofit kits will also be produced by the company for ex- isting SPS-48s to enhance defense against low-flying cruise missiles.

The kits are called LOW-E, and will be fitted on aircraft carriers, guided missile cruisers and Wasp Class (LHD 1) amphibious assault ships.

Tracor Applied Sciences, Inc., of California, Md., was awarded a $31.5 million five-year contract with options by the Naval Regional Con- tracting Center, Philadelphia, Pa., to provide engineering and techni- cal services in support of the U.S.

Navy Aegis In-Service Communica- tions Modernization Program. This program is conducted by the Naval

Electronic Systems Engineering

Activity (NESEA), St. Inigoes, Md.

General Dynamics Corp.'s,

Electric Boat Division, of Groton,

Conn., was awarded a $6.14 million contract by the Naval Sea Systems

Command, Washington, D.C., for engineering and technical services in support of Ohio-class missile sub- marines (N00024-90-C-2109).

N.Y. Shipyard Corporation,

Brooklyn, N.Y., has won a $2.3 mil- lion Navy contract for the advanced planning and material procurement of the drydocking phased mainte- nance availability of the U.S.S.

Ainsworth (FFT 1090). Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and

Repair, USN, Bath, Maine (N00024- 92-H-8003).

Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport

News, Va., has been awarded a $3.1 million contract for the advanced planning for the selected restricted availabilities of the USS Newport

News (SSN 750) and the USS At- lanta (SSN 712). Naval Sea Systems

Command (N00024-92-C-8572).

Raytheon Company's Subma- rine Signal Division, of Ports- mouth, R.I., was awarded a $5.8 million contract for AN/BSY-1(V)

Also issued on September 4 was a

Request For Proposals (RFP) to sup- ply class standard equipment for sealift ship conversions and con- struction. Proposals were due No- vember 12.

The successful contractor will design, manufacture and integrate the cargo handing system in both the conversion and new construc- tion programs.

IMA tracks developments as they occur in the sealift program. For additional information, contact IMA

Associates, Inc., 600New Hampshire

Ave., NW, Suite 140, Washington,

D.C. 20037. tel: (202) 333-8501; fax: (202) 333-8504. transmit group engineering and re- pair support from the Naval Sea

Systems Command. (N00024-89-C- 6050).

Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems,

Inc., (DRS), of Oakland, N.J., has been awarded a $12.5 million con- tract from Naval Sea Systems Com- mand for the development and pro- duction of AN/SQQ-T1A On-Board

Trainer systems.

Under the contract, the company's

Military Systems division will pro- duce five new trainer systems and will provide upgrades to the three existing units currently operational on U.S. Navy frigates.

Operating in conjunction with ship's antisubmarine and electronic warfare systems, these trainers will present sonar operators, both at sea and in port, with a variety of realis- tic data to improve their target de- tection, localization and classifica- tion skills.

Bath Iron Works, of Bath,

Maine, has received two Navy con- tracts worth $42.9 million for lead- yard class services associated with the construction of Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)-Class Aegis destroyers.

Continental Maritime, of San

Diego, Calif., was awarded a $7.6 million repair services contract for the cruiser USS England (CG 22).

General Dynamics Corp.'s,

Electric Boat Division, Groton,

Conn., was awarded a $5.7 million contract for a selected restricted availability of the nuclear attack submarine USS Boston (SSN 703).

Moon Engineering, of Ports- mouth, Va., has received a $5.3 mil- lion contract for the phased mainte- nance availability of the amphibi- ous assault ship USS Portland (LSD 37).

Norfolk Shipbuilding and

Drydocking Co., of Norfolk, Va., has been awarded an $8.9 million

Navy contract for the drydocking selective restricted availability of the guided-missile destroyer USS

Scott (DDG 995).

Pacific Ship Repair and Fab- rication, of San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $44 million contract for the maintenance, upkeep and re- 26 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News