$98M mod contract for Textron

Textron Inc. of New Orleans is awarded a $98,045,961 cost-reimbursable, not-to-exceed, undefinitized modification to previously-awarded letter contract (N00024-17-C-2480) for the procurement of additional long-lead-time material (LLTM) for the Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) program, Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 100-class craft 109 through 112, and for the procurement of LLTM and pre-fabrication activities for LCACs 113 through 118. The SSC program is the functional replacement for the existing fleet of vehicles, which are nearing the end of their service life. It is an air cushion vehicle designed for a 30-year service life. The SSC mission is to land surface assault elements in support of operational maneuver from the sea at over-the-horizon distances while operating from amphibious ships and mobile landing platforms. SSC provides increased performance to handle current and future missions, as well as improvements which will increase craft availability and reduce total ownership cost. Work will be performed in New Orleans (45%); Cincinnati, Ohio (12%); Harahan, La. (10%); Huntington Beach, Calif. (6%); Eatontown, N.J. (6%); Chesapeake, Va. (5%); Corona, Calif. (4%); Metairie, La. (4%); Gold Beach, Ore. (3%); East Hartford, Conn. (3%); and Riverdale, Iowa (2%). Work is expected to be completed by December 2021. FY 2017 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funding in the amount of $13,189,830; and FY-2018 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funding in the amount of $60,344,640 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 09/27/18)