GAO dismisses Vigor bid protest
The U.S. Government General Accounting Office (GAO) has dismissed a bid protest filed by Vigor Marine LLC of Portland, Ore. Vigor had protested the terms of delivery order request for proposals (RFP)
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GAO denies bid protest of Bollinger MCM UV award
Bollinger Shipyards had a significant contract win back in April when it was awarded a $13,725,953 Navy contract for the production of the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessel (MCM USV), engineering services
Eastern Shipbuilding files GAO bid protest of Stage 2 OPC award
Panama City. Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) has filed a bid protest with the GAO contesting the U.S. Coast Guard’s decision to award Stage 2 of the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC)
House T&I Committee leaders seek GAO probe of USCG program delays
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review what they call “significant delivery delays”
GAO: U.S. Navy sailors still not getting enough sleep
Following the fatal collisions with civilian ships involving the USS Fitzgerald and the USS John S. McCain in the summer of 2017, the U.S. Navy found that sailor overwork, fatigue, and training
GAO says “atrophied” supplier base threatens Columbia class program
The General Accounting Office has just released a report entitled “Columbia Class Submarine: Delivery Hinges on Timely and Quality Materials from an Atrophied Supplier Base.” The Navy plans to invest about $128
GAO report sees risks in USCG’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program
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
GAO reports on Navy ship maintenance under MAC-MO
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds that since shifting to the Multiple Award Contract-Multi Order (MAC-MO) contracting approach for ship maintenance work in 2015, the Navy has increased competition
GAO: Navy’s estimate of Columbia Class cost “not realistic”
A GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) report says that Navy’s cost estimate to construct 12 Columbia class submarines—$115 billion—is not realistic because it is based on several overly optimistic assumptions, such as
GAO: Costly maintenance delays plague Navy attack submarine fleet
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 — Navy shipyards have been unable to keep up with maintenance demands for attack submarines. As a result, the Navy has spent $1.5 billion since 2008 to support submarines