$3B HII mod pact for LHA 8

Huntington Ingalls Inc. of Pascagoula, Miss., was awarded a $3,013,903,706 fixed-price-incentive modification to a previously awarded competitive contract (N00024-16-C-2427) to exercise options for the procurement of the detail, design, and construction of Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) Replacement (LHA(R)) Flight 1 Amphibious Assault Ship Bougainville (LHA 8). Work will be performed in Pascagoula (70%); Beloit, Wis. (1%); Milwaukee, Wis. (1%); Baltimore, Md. (1%); Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (1%); King of Prussia, Pa. (1%); York, Pa. (1%); Cincinnati, Ohio (1%); and Brunswick, Ga. (1%), with other efforts performed at various sites throughout the U.S. (22%), and is expected to be completed by January 2024. Naval Sea Systems Command of Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DOD, 06/16/17) Gulf Coast Note: USS Tripoli (LHA-7), the second America-class amphibious assault ship, is under construction at HII. It was launched May 1. It will be christened September 16. HII is the sole builder of large-deck amphibious ships for the Navy.