Contract: HII, $12.3M

Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $12,299,265 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-2410 for additional LX(R) Amphibious Ship Replacement Program early industry involvement for preliminary design efforts. The LX(R) Amphibious Ship Replacement Program awarded early industry involvement contracts to two U.S. shipyards (Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, and General Dynamics NASSCO) that have the facilities and resources to build a large amphibious ship without major re-capitalization. The contractor(s) will be required to continue to perform design efforts, special studies, analyses, and reviews in support of the LX(R) Amphibious Ship Replacement Program. The tasking may include efforts related to systems engineering, marine engineering, naval architecture, cost estimating and computer modeling. The early industry involvement contracts will enable the shipyards to investigate ship designs and production cost reduction opportunities and to participate in the preliminary design evolution and reviews. Input from the shipyards will help the government refine its analysis and produce sound design products and cost estimation relationships. The participation of these two shipbuilders in the early design and preliminary design phases captures total ownership cost reduction opportunities upfront, when larger savings may be achieved, prior to ship detail design and construction. Work will be performed in Pascagoula and is expected to be completed by October 2016. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation contract funds in the amount of $7,200,000 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 04/03/15)