Newport News Wins SSN709 Job

Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $36,719,942 firm-fixed-price delivery order under previously awarded indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract (N00024-04-D-4409) for the interim dry-docking of USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709). Work will be performed in Newport News, Va., and is expected to be completed by February 2005. Contract funds in the amount of $3,200,000, will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, DC, is the contracting activity.