BIW awarded $87M US Navy contract

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works an $87,218,473 sole-source contract, Maine’s U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced.
The funding will be used to continue integrated planning yard services for Arleigh Burke-class and Oliver Hazard Perry-class ships.

“This announcement is welcome news for the hardworking men and women at Bath Iron Works,” said the senators noted in a joint statement. “This funding demonstrates the Navy’s continued commitment to BIW and its confidence in the shipyard’s highly skilled employees, who are vital to Maine’s economy and to our nation’s security.”
This cost-plus-award-fee contract is expected to be completed by February 2019, and includes design, planning and modernization efforts.
King is a member of the Armed Services Committee, and Collins is a member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.