A new GAO (Government Accountability Office) report into the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program is critical of several aspects of the acquisition strategy and makes eight recommendations that, it
Eastern Shipbuilding has selected Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered W&O Supply as the major supplier of valves for the United States Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC). The Offshore Patrol Cutter is the
JULY 12 2018 — Panama City, FL, based Eastern Shipbuilding Group and the U.S. Coast Guard successfully conducted the Final Critical Design Review (FCDR) for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Program on
OCTOBER 12, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) will be powered by MAN 16V 28/33D diesel propulsion engines manufactured in Beloit, WI, by MAN Diesel & Turbo
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City, FL, has beaten out Bollinger Shipyards and Bath Iron Works to win the contract to build the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutters. U.S.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 — The Coast Guard has now issued the final Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Preliminary & Contract Design (P&CD), Detail Design (DD), and construction of up to 11
JUNE 18, 2012 — The U.S. Coast Guard has released a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) project. The draft RFP contains new information for the shipbuilding
The U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate has released a draft technical package for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) project. The package, available on the OPC project website, provides industry an opportunity to
The Coast Guard’s shipbuilding program, including the Polar Security Cutter, were among topics covered when Admiral Karl L. Schultz, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, delivered the annual State of the Coast Guard Address,
The omnibus spending bill for FY 2021, signed into law Sunday, includes Department of Homeland Security funding for four more Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRC). This will allow Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La.,
