La. vessel support: $7.4M

Hornbeck Offshore Operators of Covington, La., is awarded a $7,471,447 firm-fixed-price contract for a time charter of the HOS Mystique vessel in support of U.S. Southern Command. This multi-mission support vessel will be chartered to provide proof of concept for a single vessel to meet various training, exercise, experimentation, and operational mission support requirements. Work will be performed at sea, and is expected to be completed June 14, 2019. FY 2018 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $7,471,447 are being obligated at the time of award. Funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Military Sealift Command's Navy Electronic Commercial Online and the Federal Business Opportunities websites, with six offers received. Navy Military Sealift Command of Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 09/07/18)