BAE Systems wins Navy's $62m contract to maintain two ships in Jacksonville

The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts to BAE Systems for the repair and maintenance of two ships based in Jacksonville, Florida. Both awards come within days of one another and have a combined value of $61.7 million and a cumulative value of $68.6 million if all options are exercised, the company said in its press release.
 
“These contracts are important because they help sustain our workforce, allowing us to continue providing vital maintenance and modernization capabilities to the Navy,” said David Thomas, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair. “Our dedicated team is eager to get to work on these valuable warships. Our familiarity with them will help us to effectively partner with the Navy to get them back in operation for long, continued service to our nation.”
 
On May 10, BAE Systems received a $32.5 million contract from the Navy for the docking selected restricted availability of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). The company will drydock the 509.5-foot-long destroyer this summer and will perform structural and tank repairs, propulsion system repairs, ventilation, and auxiliary systems repairs, as well as preservation of crew habitability systems and spaces. This contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $33.7 million. The work is expected to be completed by January 2017.

BAE Systems Ship Repair is a leading non-nuclear ship repair, modernization, and overhaul business, which serves the U.S. Navy and other government agencies, as well as commercial, private and government customers. BAE Systems Ship Repair offers a highly skilled and experienced workforce of more than 5,000 employees, dry docks and pier space, and ship support services across strategic locations in Norfolk, Virginia; San Diego and San Francisco, California; Jacksonville and Mayport, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.