Austal awarded LCS 32 & 34

WASHINGTON - The Navy awarded modifications to previously awarded Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contracts for FY 2018: One LCS to Lockheed Martin and two LCS to Austal USA of Mobile, Ala. “These contract awards represent an important next step in delivering critical war-fighting capability to the fleet,” said Capt. Mike Taylor, LCS program manager. The three LCSs being awarded Sept. 18 are the future LCS 29, LCS 32 and LCS 34. LCS 29 will be built at Fincantieri Marinette (Wis.) Marine. LCS 32 and LCS 34 will be built at Austal USA. The Navy has accepted delivery of 16 LCS. Including today’s contract modifications, a total of 32 LCSs have been procured. Ten ships are under construction (LCS 15, 17, 19 through 26), and six additional ships are under contract (LCS 27-30, 32, 34). Austal builds the even-numbered hulls. The Navy may release a competitive solicitation(s) for additional LCS class ships in FY 2019, and therefore the specific contract award amount for these ships is considered source selection sensitive information (41 U.S. Code 2101, et seq., Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 2.101 and FAR 3.104) and will not be made public at this time. Work on the Austal LCS will be performed in Mobile (61%); Pittsfield, Mass. (20%); Cincinnati, Ohio (4%); Kingsford, Mich. (1%); Bristol, Conn. (1%); and various other locations of less than one percent each (totaling 13%), and is expected to be completed by September 2024. Lockheed Martin of Baltimore, Md., is awarded a fixed-price-incentive firm target modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-18-C-2300) for construction of one LCS. Work will be performed in Marinette, Wis. (40%); Washington, D.C. (7%); Baltimore (6%); Beloit, Wis. (2%); Iron Mountain, Mich. (2%); Milwaukee (1%); Waunakee, Wis. (1%); Crozet, Va. (1%); Coleman, Wis. (1%); Monrovia, Calif. (1%); and various other locations of less than one percent (totaling 38%), and is expected to be completed by September 2024. FY 2018 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funding will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract modification was awarded via a limited competition between Austal USA and Lockheed Martin pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(3) and FAR 6.302-3. Naval Sea Systems Command of Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 09/18/18)