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[PSUBS-MAILIST] FWD: Navy Announces Ohio Class SSGN Conversion Contract Award
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Mark E. Steed
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 17:04:19 -0500
No. 963-03
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec 18, 2003
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Navy Announces Ohio Class SSGN Conversion Contract Award
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. (GD/EB) is being awarded a cost
plus incentive fee contract worth $222 million for the conversion of the first Ohio
Class Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN), USS Ohio (SSGN 726), and for Long Lead Time
Material (LLTM) and Conversion Installation Planning for the Conversion of Ohio
Class Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBNs), the USS Michigan (SSBN 727) and the USS
Georgia (SSBN 729), to SSGN 727 and SSGN 729.
Emphasizing the importance of SSGNs, Secretary of the Navy Gordon R.
England, said, "The SSGN is an example of the Navy's innovative transformation that
supports our joint warfighters. With well over 20 years of life remaining, the SSGN
conversion will significantly increase the strike capability and the flexibility of
our special forces."
Today's award modifies a contract with GD/EB originally awarded on Sept.
26, 2002, for SSGN detail design, long lead time material, and conversion planning.
The contract modification includes a cost plus incentive fee contract for the
conversion of SSGN 726 and a cost plus fixed fee contract with performance incentive
fee for the installation planning and LLTM for SSGN 727 and SSGN 729. The contract
also provides priced options totaling $152 million for the fiscal 2004 Conversion of
SSBN 728, the USS Florida to SSGN 728 and for the completion of Conversion
Installation Planning for SSGN 729.
Under an innovative teaming arrangement, the SSGN conversions are being
conducted in conjunction with engineered refueling overhauls (EROs) performed by
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Norfolk Naval Shipyard. GD/EB is the SSGN conversion
manager, and provides labor and manufactured components to support conversion
execution. The Naval Shipyards perform the EROs, remove affected equipment and
provide services and labor to support GD/EB.
Speaking about this contract, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Research, Development and Acquisition John J. Young Jr., said, "This agreement
shares risk equitably between the government and industry, and it provides strong
incentives to GD/EB to assist the return these of these vital submarines to the
fleet on an aggressive schedule. The conversion teaming arrangement implemented by
this contract best uses the experience, facilities, and labor of government and
industry to provide an unprecedented capability to the nation."
Upon completion of their conversions, the SSGNs will be able to carry up
to 154 Tomahawk missiles and to function as the host platform for 66 special
operations forces (SOF). SSGN 726 began its ERO at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in
November 2002, and began conversion work in November 2003. SSGN 728 began its ERO
at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in August 2003, with conversion start planned in April
2004. Both the SSGN 726 and the SSGN 728 will complete conversion in fiscal 2006.
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