Lockheed Martin was recently award a $37,500,000 Basic Ordering Agreement for Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA) on the USS Freedom (LCS1).
Lockheed Martin was recently award a $37,500,000 Basic Ordering Agreement for Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA) on the USS Freedom (LCS1). The work will take place in San Diego, California and Norfolk, Virginia and is expected to be completed by 2011. The USS Freedom (LCS-1) is the first of two littoral combat ships being produced for the Navy using ShipConstructor software. The Navy officially accepted delivery of USS Freedom last month and she will be commissioned early in November.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems & Sensors, Baltimore, Md., is being awarded a $37,500,000 Basic Ordering Agreement for Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA) on the Littoral Combat Ship, USS Freedom (LCS-1). The orders to be issued will encompass services which support the total PSA effort which include, but are not limited to program management, advance planning, engineering, material kitting, liaison, scheduling and participation in PSA planning conferences and design reviews, and preparation of documentation as required by the Contract Data Requirement List. The orders will also encompass material and labor to perform the PSA for LCS 1, all testing, including post repair trials required to verify the accuracy and completion of all shipyard industrial work, non-standard equipment when approved, and technical manuals for non-standard equipment. Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif. (53 percent) and Norfolk, Va. (47 percent), and is expected to be completed by January 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-09-G-2300).
Source: MarineLog
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