Contract: Austal USA, $8M

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded an $8,057,541 modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option for Littoral Combat Ship core class services. This option exercise is for Core LCS Class Services. Austal USA will assess engineering and production challenges as well as evaluate the cost and schedule risks from affordability efforts to reduce LCS acquisition and lifecycle costs. Work will be performed in Mobile, Ala. (51 percent) and Pittsfield, Mass. (49 percent), and is expected to be complete by December 2013. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 12/20/12)