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Navy Sperry Marine Wins $27.2 Million Ship Navigation Contract Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine unit has won a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $27.2 million to provide engineering and technical support for integrated ship navigation and control systems. The three-year contract, awarded by the Naval Sur- face Warfare Center, Carderock Division, will run through September 2004. The indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes engineer- ing services and technical support for installed sys- tems, spare parts, hardware and software upgrades, logistics and maintenance support, labor and material. The contract supports Sperry Marine's integrated navi- gation and ship control technology. Circle 53 on Reader Service Card www.maritimereporterinfo.com Northrop Grumman Awarded $150 Million Multiship Contract Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that its Newport News sector has been awarded a multi-year, multiship contract by the U.S. Navy for nonpropulsion work on Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in San Diego through 2007. The contract is valued at approximately $150 million. Newport News will lead a team of San Diego-based contractors for the production work under contract. The team consists of National Steel and Ship- building Co.; Pacific Ship Repair and Fabrication Inc.; SouthWest Marine Inc.; and Continental Maritime. The first authorized task involves planning for the upcom- ing Planned Incremental Availability on the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) at the North Island Naval Air Sta- tion in the fall of 2002. This contract is a follow-on to a previous contract for maintenance and modernization of Stennis in San Diego. The Stennis and the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) are currently home-ported in San Diego and the Navy has announced that the Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), currently under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News, will also be based in San Diego after delivery. GD Awarded Contract Modification For Navy Work The U.S. Navy has awarded a $7 million mod- ification to a previously awarded contract under which Electric Boat will manage and support nuclear-maintenance work for submarines homeported at Submarine base New London, Conn. Electric Boat is a wholly owned sub- sidiary of General Dynamics. Under the terms of the contract modification. Electric Boat will continue to operate the Nuclear Regional Maintenance Department (NRMD) at the submarine base through Sep- tember 30, 2002. The company will provide project manage- ment, planning, training, and radiological-con- trol services to support maintenance, modern- ization and repairs in support of operational submarines. A core group of 20 Electric Boat employees are assigned to the NRMD. CSC Wins Naval Undersea Warfare Center Contract Computer Sciences Corporation has won a contract with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport to provide software engineering sup- port for the Navy Training Management and Planning System (NTMPS). The indefinite-delivery/indefinite- quantity contract is valued at more than $30 million if all options are exercised over an eight-year period. Contact: MAXIM® tSL. Desalination Equipment •Evaporators from 200 to 7,500 GPD in stock and ready for immediate delivery •In-house engineering available for any size custom design distillation equipment •Uses cost-free source of heat •Extremely pure water, less than 4 ppm •We are still supporting equipment that has been in service for over 40 years BEAIRD Lucky Rich (318)671-5505 E-mail: maximevaporators@beairdind.corm |BpHH!H33B?Hr Melissa James (318) 671-5555 Website: www.beairdindustries.com ISO 9001 REGISTERED Circle 214 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com SERIES NONSKID COATINGS • chemically resistant coatings retain nonskid properties under adverse conditions • withstand the most severe continuous use on commercial and naval vessels Heavy-duty Phillyclad nonskid coatings assure safer footing and better traction on all deck surfaces, ramps and helicopter pads. Widely used on fishing boats, roll-on/roll-off container- ships, passenger liners, ferries, drilling rigs, dredges, tug boats and other vessels. #7wPhiladelphia Resins 130 Commerce Drive, Montgomeryville, PA 18936 Tel 215.855.8450 Fax 215.855.4688 www.chocktast.com THE BIGGER THE SHIP, THE BETTER THE BOTTOM LINE 112 98 m 96 m 96 m 91 m 86 m 81 m 78 m 74 m 74 m 18 Bender Drive, Hobart, Tasmania 7009 Australia. TEL:+61 3 6273 0677 FAX:+61 3 6273 0932 Email: incat@incat.com.au Website: http://www.incat.com.au Circle 305 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com April, 2002 Circle 224 on Reader Service Card or visit www.maritimereporterinfo.com 27
