Houma gets partial ESB5 award

General Dynamics’ National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. of San Diego was awarded a $106,167,876 contract action for the procurement of long lead-time material and engineering support for the Expeditionary Mobile Base 5 (formerly Mobile Landing Platform Afloat Forward Staging Base). ESB 1 through 3 has been delivered to the Navy. ESB 4 is nearing completion. ESB 5 is expected to be completed by March 2017. This action allows the procurement of ship sets of the purchase specifications supporting integrated propulsion, main diesel generator engines, propeller and shafting, integrated bridge electronics, centrifugal pumps, fuel and lube oil purifiers and steering gear components. More than 3 percent of the work will be conducted in Houma, La. (Source: DOD 05/31/16)