Textron’s SSC mod pact: $318M

Textron Inc. of New Orleans is awarded a $314,288,369 modification to previously awarded letter contract (N00024-17-C-2480) for the procurement of additional long lead time material for the Ship to Shore Connector program, Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 100 Class Craft 109 through 118, for the continuation of pre-fabrication activities for LCAC 109 through 112, and for the initial procurement of LLTM for LCAC 119 through 123. The SSC Program is the functional replacement for the existing fleet of vehicles, which are nearing the end of their service life. It is an Air Cushion Vehicle designed for a 30-year service life. The SSC mission is to land surface assault elements in support of Operational Maneuver from the Sea, at over-the-horizon distances, while operating from amphibious ships and mobile landing platforms. SSC provides increased performance to handle current and future missions, as well as improvements which will increase craft availability and reduce total ownership cost. Work will be performed in New Orleans (46 percent); Leesburg, Va. (18 percent); Mandal, Norway (8 percent); Gloucester, U.K. (7 percent); Livonia, Mich. (7 percent); Cincinnati, Ohio (4 percent); Eatontown, N.J. (2 percent); Gold Beach, Ore. (2 percent); Riverdale, Iowa (2 percent); Huntington Beach, Calif. (2 percent); Metairie, La. (2 percent), and is expected to be complete by July 2023. Fiscal 2017, 2018 and 2019 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funding in the combined amount of $235,716,277 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command of Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 12/14/18)