BAE Systems, General Dynamics Win US Navy Surface Ships Maintenance Contracts

BAE Systems, Marine Hydraulics International, and General Dynamics are being awarded multiple contracts to provide complex emergent and continuous maintenance and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) availabilities on surface ships including surface combatants (DDG and CG) class ships and amphibious (LSD, LPD, LHA, and LHD) class ships.

These contracts contain options which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $2.5 billion.  Each contractor shall furnish the facilities and human resources capable of completing complex emergent and continuous maintenance, repair, modernization, and CNO availabilities on surface ships assigned to or visiting the port of Norfolk, Virginia, US Department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday.

Each contractor will be awarded one contract for DDG and CG class ships and one contract for LSD, LPD, LHA, and LHD class ships.

Work will be performed in Norfolk, Virginia, and is expected to be complete by February 2021.

These contracts were competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website with three offers received.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.