Latest U.S. DofD Navy Contracts

Amongst the listing of new Department of Defense, Navy contracts. are those issued to Vigor Marine and to General Dynamics NASSCO, briefly as follows:

Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Ore., is being awarded a $12,954,046 firm-fixed-price contract for a 120-calendar day post shakedown availability, regular overhaul and dry-docking availability of missile range instrumentation ship the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM 25). Work will include fuel oil fill; transfer and overflow systems modifications; main diesel engine fuel oil service piping modifications; relocation of AC seawater pumps; docking and undocking; and underwater hull cleaning and painting.

Lorenzen's primary mission is to monitor missile launches and collect data.  The contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $15,214,713. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., and is expected to be completed by April 2014.

The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $12,144,761 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2400) to exercise the option for the fitting-out availability of the USS Somerset (LPD 25).

Specific efforts include engineering, planning, management, labor and material in support of the fitting-out availability.  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by December 2014. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is listed as the contracting activity.