Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Contract: Austal USA, $230.5M

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is awarded a $230,545,382 fixed–priced incentive (firm target) contract modification to previously awarded contract N00024-19-C-2227 to exercise the option for the detail design and construction of Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 16. Work will be performed in Mobile (63%); Fairfax, Va. (10%); Novi, Mich. (10%); Houston, Texas (3%); Slidell, La. (2%); Franklin, Mass. (2%); Rhinelander, Wisc. (2%); and Chesapeake, Va. (1%); with other efforts performed at various locations throughout the U.S. (4%), and various locations outside the U.S. (3%). Work is expected to complete by October 2025. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $230,545,382 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 05/03/22)