BIW Gets Navy Deal

Bath Iron Works Corp., (subsidiary of General Dynamics), Bath, Maine, was awarded a $10,232,700 modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-02-C-2303) for structural assemblies for the DDG 51 Class ship building program. DDG 51 Class structural assemblies constitute the forward deckhouse of the ship. This procurement will assist in the recovery from fire sustained during construction aboard DDG 103 (USS Truxtun). Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be completed by October 2006. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Bath, Maine, is the contracting activity.