Huntington Ingalls and Electric Boat Win multi-million dollar contracts.
Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $70,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2222) for advance procurement of long-lead-time materials in support of LPD 27, the 11th ship in the San Antonio (LPD 17) class. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss., and is expected to be completed by April 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded an $8,252,118 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2118) for completion of Phase II, "Design Activity," and Phase III, "Procurement & Assembly" associated with the continuation of the Advanced Integrated Low Pressure Electrolyzer Development and Qualification Program for the Virginia Class Submarine Program. The contractor will be procuring material and manufacturing equipment intended to reduce the cost of the Oxygen Generator/Gas Management System component hardware used on Virginia Class submarines. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., and is scheduled to be completed by July 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair, Groton, Conn., is the contracting activity.