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Marine of Pascagoula, Miss., and Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., were
among five companies awarded firm, fixed-price contracts from the
U.S. Coast Guard for heavy polar icebreaker design studies and analysis. The other
companies awarded contracts Wednesday were Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC,
Washington, D.C.; and General Dynamics/National Steel and Shipbuilding,
San Diego, Calif. The combined total value of the awards is about $20 million. The
studies are to identify design and systems approaches to reduce acquisition
cost and production timelines. The studies
are expected to take 12 months to complete, with study results provided
incrementally during that time. The Coast Guard plans to release a draft
request for proposals for detail design and construction by the end of
fiscal year 2017, followed by release of the final RFP in fiscal year 2018. (Source:
Marine Technology News, 02/22/17)
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