The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics an $18.2 million contract modification to perform reactor-plant planning yard services for nuclear submarines and support-yard services for moored training ships.
Initially awarded in November 2011, the contract has a potential cumulative value of $121.2 million through 2016 if all options are exercised.
This work will engage General Dynamics 's engineering and design organization, which comprises more than 4,000 employees. Possessing proven technical capabilities, these employees work on all facets of the submarine lifecycle from concept formulation and design through construction, maintenance and modernization, and eventually to inactivation and disposal.