Electric Boat Awarded $78 Million Contract for Submarine Components

Electric Boat Corp. is being awarded a $78,089,000 undefinitized contract action for long-lead-time material associated with the fiscal 2014 Virginia class submarine (SSN 792). 

This contract provides long-lead-time material for steam and electric plant components, the main propulsion unit efforts and ship service turbine generator efforts, and miscellaneous hull, mechanical and electrical system components to support SSN 792 ship construction beginning in fiscal 2014. 

Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, Calif. (60 percent); Coatsville, Pa. (10 percent); Tempe, Ariz. (5 percent); Groton, Conn. (3 percent); Newport News, Va. (3 percent); and other efforts performed at various sites throughout the United States (19 percent). Work is expected to be completed by January, 2013. 

Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively awarded. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-12-C-2115).