$128.5M Houma yard contract

Gulf Island Shipyards of Houma, La., is awarded a $128,561,825 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-18-C-2207) to exercise options for construction of two towing, salvage and rescue ships. Work will be performed in Houma (92 percent); Hampton, Va. (5 percent); Stord, Norway (2 percent); and New Orleans (1 percent). It is expected to be complete by November 2021. FY 2018/19 and FY-16 Navy shipbuilding and conversion funding in the amounts of $64,887,543, and $63,589,282, and $85,000 respectively 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 04/30/19)