Navy’s final RFP for DDG 51

WASHINGTON - The Navy released its final Request for Proposal (RFP) Feb. 8 for the DDG 51 multi-year procurement (FY 2018/22) for Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The solicitation is limited to current DDG 51 class shipbuilders: Bath (Maine) Iron Works (BIW) and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The procurement will continue production of the DDG 51 class shipbuilding program, which has delivered 65 ships to date. The FY-18/22 ships will continue the Flight III configuration, which incorporates the Air and Missile Defense Radar/AN/SPY6(V)1, which satisfies the Navy's critical need for an enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense capability. With the appropriate approvals from Congress, the Navy intends to award contracts later in FY-18. (Source: Team Ships 02/08/18)