Groton Yard Gets Navy Funds

General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $49,835,387 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-04-C-2100) for consolidated planning yard, engineering and technical support for nuclear submarines. This contract modification provides support for the material aspects of submarine design/configuration change programs to support execution of submarine major alterations. The contractor will also provide materials required in support of installation of hull, mechanical and electrical; command and control system; and subsystem design changes for submarines. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., (56 percent); Quonset, R.I., (31 percent); Newport, R.I., (8 percent); Kings Bay, Ga., (4 percent); and Bangor, Wash., (1 percent), and work is expected to be completed by Sep. 2008. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Wash., Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity.