HII: $7.9M FFG(X) design mod

Huntington Ingalls Industries of Pascagoula, Miss., is awarded a $7,997,406 firm-fixed-price modification under previously awarded contract (N00024-18-C-2327) to exercise options for Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) Conceptual Design. This modification is for additional FFG(X) conceptual design efforts. HII-Pascagoula will be maturing their proposed ship design to meet the FFG(X) System Specification. The Conceptual Design effort will inform the final specifications to be used for the Detail Design and Construction Request for Proposal that will deliver the required capability for FFG(X). The conceptual design phase will reduce cost, schedule, and performance risk for the follow-on Detail Design & Construction contract. Work will be performed in Pascagoula (95%) and Ocean Springs, Miss. (5%). It is expected to be completed by June 2019. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is exercising contract options for this same scope of work with each of the five companies awarded conceptual design contracts for the FFG(X) program. Two of those five contract options do not exceed the $7M threshold for a separate announcement. The list of five companies to be awarded contract options on their respective contracts for this work also includes Austal USA of Mobile, Ala. ($6,399,053); General Dynamics Bath (Maine) Iron Works $7,950,000; Lockheed Martin of Baltimore, Md., $6,972,741; and Marinette (Wis.) Marine Corp., doing business as Fincantieri Marinette Marine $7,982,991. FY 2018 Navy research, development, test and evaluation funding in the amount of $2,600,000 will be obligated at time of option exercise award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command of Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 07/30/18)