Austal awarded EPF 13 contract

Austal USA of Mobile, Ala., is awarded a $57,854,366 cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract action for procurement of long-lead-time material and production engineering for the expeditionary fast transport (EPF 13). The EPF class provides high-speed, shallow-draft transportation capability to support the intra-theater maneuver of personnel, supplies and equipment for the Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. Work will be performed in Novi, Mich. (30%); Mobile (15%); Houston (9%); Slidell, La. (8%); Franklin, Mass. (8%); Chesapeake, Va. (7%); Rhinelander, Wis. (5%); Iron Mountain, Mich. (2%); and Dallas (2%) with other efforts performed at various locations throughout the U.S. below 2%; and at various locations outside the U.S. below 1%). Work on EPF 13 is expected to be completed by November 2021. FY 2018 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funding in the amount of $43,390,775 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with one offer received. Naval Sea Systems Command of Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 10/18/18)