VTH Marine mod pact: $39.8M

VT Halter Marine of Pascagoula, Miss., is awarded a $39,808,087 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00024-18-C-2230) to exercise an option for the detail design and construction of an Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)). The initial contract was for the detail design and construction of the lead and second craft in the APL(S) 67 class. This option is for the first of four additional craft. The contract also includes options for associated support efforts related to the craft design and construction for deployment spare parts, crew familiarization, international delivery, and production-level technical data package including data rights. Work will be performed in Pascagoula (59%); the remaining 42 percent will be performed in the following areas: Mandeville and Metairie, La.; Gautier, Miss.; Billerica, Mass.; and Boca Raton, Fla. It is expected to be completed by November 2020. FY 2019 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funding in the amount of $39,808,087 is being obligated at time of 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 02/21/19)