Electric Boat gets $7.1 million for ARDM-4 work

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) is pulled out of the medium auxiliary repair dry dock USS Shippingport (ARDM- 4) after a five-month maintenance availability

NOVEMBER 7, 2013 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $7,103,796 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4301) to provide ship’s force duties; protection and operation; and organizational-level repairs and preservation of floating dry dock USS Shippingport (ARDM-4) at the Naval Submarine Support Facility, Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn.

Work will be performed in New London, Conn., and is expected to be completed by September 2014.

Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy contract funds in the amount of $7,103,796 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.