Procurement News Notice |
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| PNN | 8377 |
| Work Detail | Defense contracts awarded in August reflect the varied work ongoing at Newport News Shipbuilding and its sister shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. Parent company Huntington Ingalls Industries received defense funds for work on six projects, from modernizing existing ships to planning for those on the drawing board. The six were split between HII's two divisions, Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding on the Gulf Coast. In all but one case, the money represented add-ons to previously awarded contracts. The information comes from the Defense Department, which lists contract awards of $7 million or greater on its website every business day. At Newport News, HII received $20 million for work on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is nearing the end of a mid-life overhaul. Another award, not to exceed $65.3 million, went for purchase of materials for the future USS Enterprise, the third Ford-class carrier now in the early stages. Finally, the Navy awarded $52.3 million for Newport News shipbuilders to upgrade the USS Harry S. Truman. The aircraft carrier entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard last month for what is expected to be 10 months of work. The project will officially begin Sept. 27, according to a news release from Naval Sea Systems Command. Down on the Gulf Coast, Ingalls received $102 million as part of a previously awarded contract for work that includes modernization and maintenance of older Ticonderoga-class cruisers. It also received a $13.7 million add-on to an earlier contract for design work on the LX(R), an as-yet-unnamed new class of amphibious warship. The third award is for $30.3 million. It is related to a radar upgrade for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Other awards received by Hampton Roads defense contractors in August: •Management Consulting, Virginia Beach: An $8.9 million option exercised on a previous contract for materials, supplies, equipment and logistical services for Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Supply Management Division Midwest, Crane, Ind., The work will be performed in Crane, Ind. Exercising the option will bring the contract value to $42.5 million. •General Dynamics-NASSCO, Norfolk: Received $14.8 million under a previously awarded contract for repairs and alterations on the destroyer USS Bulkeley. •Global Technical Systems Inc., Virginia Beach: A $9.7 million delivery order under a previously awarded contract for computer hardware intended to support various Navy combat systems. •Norfolk Dredging Company, Chesapeake: A $10.4 million contract for maintenance dredging at Wilmington Harbor and military ocean terminal Sunny Point in New Hanover and Brunswick counties, North Carolina. •Ocean Construction Services Inc., Virginia Beach: An $8.13 million award under a previously awarded contract for structural pier work at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Cheatham Annex. In addition, five firms in South Hampton Roads have won additional work for engineering and technical services under the Navy Modernization Program, which covers hull, mechanical and electrical systems on U.S. naval vessels. The combined value of all contracts shall not exceed $117.2 million. In all, seven companies won awards. The five local firms are L-3 Unidyne Inc., Norfolk; Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc., Portsmouth; General Dynamics Information Technology Inc., Chesapeake; Q.E.D. Systems Inc., Virginia Beach; and AMSEC LLC, Virginia Beach. |
| Country | United States , Northern America |
| Industry | Defence |
| Entry Date | 15 Oct 2016 |
| Source | http://www.dailypress.com/news/military/dp-nws-defense-contracts-august16-20160907-story.html |
