Major Navy Contracts
(continued)
viously awarded contract for one large tug
boat for the U.S. Army. Work is expected to
be completed in February 1991. The Naval
Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.,
is the contracting activity (N00024-88-C-
2136).
Continental Maritime of San Diego, San
Diego, Calif., was awarded a $4,903,501
firm-fixed-price contract for Drydocking Se-
lected Restricted Availability (DSRA) for
USS Dixon (AS-37). Work is expected to be
completed September 1, 1989. The Super-
visor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Re-
pair, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting
activity (N00024-85-H-8212).
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Company, Newport News, Va., was awarded
a $35,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to
inactivate and defuel SSN-585 and SSN-
590. Work is expected to be completed by
July 1990. The Naval Sea Systems Com-
mand, Washington, D.C., is the contracting .
activity (N00024-89-2150).
Peterson Builders Incorporated. Stur-
geon Bay, Wis., was awarded a
$185,129,296 firm-fixed-price contract to
construct three mine countermeasures
ships (MCM-9, 10, 11). Work is expected to
be completed by October 31, 1992. The
Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington,
D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-
89-C-2126).
Intermarine USA, Savannah, Ga., was
awarded a $41,300,000 modification defini-
tizing a previously awarded contract to con-
struct one coastal minehunting ship (MHC-
51). Work is expected to be completed by
July 31, 1991. The Naval Sea Systems Com-
mand, Washington, D.C., is the contracting
activity (N00024-87-C-2136).
February 17
Intermarine USA, Savannah, Ga., was
awarded a $55,300,000 fixed-price-incen-
tive contract for the construction of one
coastal minehunting ship (MHC-51). Work is
expected to be completed by April 30,
1992. The Naval Seal Systems Command,
Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity
(N00024-89-C-2152).
February 23
Magnavox Government and Industrial
Electronics Company, Fort Wayne, Ind.,
was awarded a $19,555,195 firm-fixed-
price contract for 62,156 AN/SSQ-53D
sonobuoys. Work is expected to be com-
pleted in September 1990. The Naval Avion-
ics Center, Indianapolis, Ind., is the con-
tracting activity (N00163-89-C-0012).
February 24
Raytheon Company, Submarine Signal
Division, Portsmouth, R.I., was awarded a
$46,609,927 firm-fixed-price contract for
the production and refurbishment of AN/
SQQ-32 minehunting sonar systems. Work
is expected to be completed by July 1993.
The Naval Sea Systems Command, Wash-
ington, D.C., is the contracting activity
(N00024-89-C-6115).
Honeywell Incorporated, Everett, Wash.,
was awarded a $6,369,054 firm-fixed-price
contract for high volume modules for AN/
UYS-1 advanced signal processors. Work is
expected to be completed by March 1991.
The Naval Sea Systems Command, Wash-
ington, D.C., is the contracting activity
(N00024-89-C-5217).
IBM Corporation, Manassas, Va., was
awarded a $8,889,209 firm-fixed-price con-
tract for high volume modules for AN/UYS-
1 advanced signal processors. Work will be
performed in Manassas, Va. (40 percent),
and Owego, N.Y. (60%), and is expected to
be completed by March 1991. The Naval
Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.,
is the contracting activity (N00024-89-C-
5201).
Avondale Awarded
$319-Million Contract
To Build Three Oilers
Avondale Industries Inc., New
Orleans, La., was recently awarded a
$319-million contract by the U.S.
Navy to construct three T-AO-187
Class fleet oilers.
Each of the Henry J. Kaiser Class
oilers will have a displacement of
40,700 tons, length of 677-1/2 feet,
and beam of 97-1/2 feet.
According to Avondale chairman
and chief executive officer Albert
L Bossier Jr., with the inclusion
of the latest award, the firm has
been contracted to build a total of
16 T-AOs since 1982, amounting to
$1.9-billion in work.
Avondale Industries, Inc., head-
quartered in metro New Orleans, is
one of the nation's leading marine
fabricators and its Shipyards Divi-
sion has just completed its 51st year
in business. In addition to its ship-
building operations, the company
specializes in boat and Landing
Craft, Air Cushion vehicle (LCAC)
construction, and is a major repair
contractor for commercial and Navy
ships. For free literature detailing
the yard's services,
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