Contract: IMIA, $21.5M

International Marine and Industrial Applicators LLC, Spanish Fort, Ala., is being awarded a $21,463,020 firm-fixed-price contract for the accomplishment of preservation and non-submarine safety structural repairs and maintenance on USS Maine (SSBN 741). This contract will provide preservation; hull and structural repair; anode removal, repair and replacement; lead bin repair and fabrication; de-ballasting and re-ballasting; and safety track repair requirements. Work will be performed in Bremerton, Wash., and expected to be completed by December 2017. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with two offers received. The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, is the contracting activity (N4523A-17-C-0001). (Source: DoD, 10/21/16)