BAE Systems Mayport shipyard awarded Navy's LSD43 repair contract worth $29.2 million

BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Mayport LLC, Jacksonville, Florida secured a $29,258,886 firm-fixed-price contract for phased maintenance availability repair work onboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43), the US DoD contract announcements said.

This action is a highly complex waterborne ship repair contract to include hull, machinery, electrical, electronics, piping and ship alteration work, and miscellaneous repairs in descending order as percentages of dollar value of the work package.  The work package contained 154 work items of which 105 form the base work package, and 49 work items designated as options. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $34,924,452.  Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida, and is expected to be completed by May 2017.  Fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Navy) in the amount of $29,258,886 is being obligated at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

This contract was competitively procured with six proposals solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with three offers received.  Southeast Regional Maintenance Center, Mayport, Florida, is the contracting activity.