Textron SSC contract: $386M

Textron Inc. of New Orleans is awarded a $386,280,994 fixed-price-incentive-firm-target and firm-fixed-price modification to a definitized, previously-awarded letter contract (N00024-17-C-2480) for the construction of landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) 100 Class Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) Craft hull numbers 109 through 123. Work will be performed in New Orleans (80%); Camden, NJ (8%); Cincinnati, Ohio (8%); and Gloucester, UK (4%). The SSC program is the functional replacement of the existing fleet of LCAC 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 is expected to be complete by January 2025. FY Navy shipbuilding and conversion (SCN) funding in the amount of $8,168,067; FY-18 SCN funding in the amount of $236,986,570; FY-19 SCN funding in the amount of $198,693,525; and FY-20 SCN funding in the amount of $50,800,000 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, DC, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD 04/16/20) The Navy accepted delivery of Craft 100 on Feb. 6. Craft 100 is the developmental unit for the next-generation landing craft, and will be located in Panama City, Fla., where additional testing and crew training will be conducted.