BAE Norfolk shipyard wins Navy contract worth potential $183.7 million

USS Tortuga (LSD 46)

NOVEMBER 15, 2017 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $139,818,901 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS Tortuga (LSD 46) fiscal 2018 modernization period Chief of Naval Operations availability. The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $183,794,039.

This availability will include a combination of maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Tortuga.

Work will be performed in Norfolk and is expected to be completed by May 2019.

Fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance (Navy); and fiscal 2018 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $139,818,901 will be obligated at time of award; and funds in the amount of $112,553,445 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured using full and open competition via Federal Business Opportunities with two offers received.

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity (N00024-18-C-4403).