BIW mod pact for both LCS

General Dynamics’ Bath (Maine) Iron Works, Bath was awarded a $24,481,878 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4313) to exercise option year two to provide Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) planning yard services in support of LCS class in-service ships. The option is for planning yard services for both Freedom- and Independence-variant LCS in-service ships. BIW will provide engineering, planning, ship configuration, material and logistics support to maintain and modernize both variants of LCS. Work will be performed in Bath, Maine, and is expected to be completed by August 2018. Naval Sea Systems Command of Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DOD 08/17/17) Gulf Coast Note: Austal USA shipyards of Mobile, Ala., build the Independence class of LCS.