Ocean Ships, APT, Awarded DoD Contract Modifications

The US Department of Defense inform that Ocean Ships, Inc., and American Petroleum Tankers, have been awarded Military Sealift Command contract modifications for charter, operation and maintenance of vessels as follows:

1. Ocean Ships, Inc., Houston, Texas, is being awarded a $10,461,769 modification for the previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-13-C-3333) to exercise the second option period of this contract for the operation and maintenance of two Mobile Landing Platform ships, USNS Montford Point and USNS John Glenn.

These ships support the Military Sealift Command’s prepositioning fleet by transferring rolling stock and other cargos in-stream with other ships via ramp connections, as well as landing and deploying air-cushion non-displacement craft by means of inclined decks.

Work will be performed worldwide, and work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2015. Pacific Fleet reimbursable contract funds in the amount of $10,461,769 are subject to the availability of fiscal 2015 funds and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-13-C-3333).

2. American Petroleum Tankers, LLC, New York, New York, is being awarded a $36,515,000 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-07-C-5416) to exercise an 11-month option period for the worldwide charter of two U.S.-flagged, Jones Act tankers.

The tankers will be employed in worldwide cargo delivery to support the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy. Work for this option period will be performed at sea worldwide, and is expected to be completed by August 2015. Working capital contract funds in the amount of $36,515,000 are obligated for fiscal 2015, subject to availability of funds. Military Sealift Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N00033-07-C-5416).