JUNE 4, 2013 — The Navy yesterday awarded contracts for the construction of nine, (potentially ten) DDG 51 class ships over the FY 2013-2017 period. Huntington-Ingalls was awarded five ships, one in each year, Bath Iron Works was awarded four ships, one in FY 2013 and one each year in 2015-2017. The BIW contract includes an option for an additional ship.

Here are the Pentagon announcements:

Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded a $3,331,476,001 fixed-price incentive, multiyear contract for construction of five DDG 51 class ships, one in each of fiscal 2013-2017. This contract includes options for engineering change proposals, design budgeting requirements and post-delivery availabilities, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $3,386,092,948. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Miss. (56.3 percent), Cincinnati, Ohio (6.9 percent), Walpole, Mass. (4.5 percent), York, Pa. (1.9 percent), Camden, N.J. (1.4 percent), Erie, Pa. (1.3 percent), Charlottesville, Va. (1 percent), and other locations below 1 percent (26.7 percent), and is expected to be completed by July 2023. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was procured via a limited competition between Huntington Ingalls Incorporated and Bath Iron Works pursuant to 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 2304 (c) (3) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-3 (Industrial Mobilization). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-13-C-2307).

Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $2,843,385,450 fixed-price incentive, multiyear contract for construction of four DDG 51 class ships, one in each of fiscal 2013 and 2015-2017. This contract includes options for construction of an additional DDG 51 class ship, engineering change proposals, design budgeting requirements and post-delivery availabilitieswhich, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $3,529,812,945. Work will be performed in Bath/Brunswick, Maine (58.9 percent), Cincinnati, Ohio (6.4 percent), Walpole, Mass. (4.4 percent), South Portland, Maine (2 percent), York, Pa. (1.9 percent), Charlottesville, Va. (1.8 percent), Coatesville, Pa. (1.7 percent), Erie, Pa. (1 percent), and other locations below 1 percent (21.9 percent), and is expected to be completed by July 2023. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was procured via a limited competition between Bath Iron Works and Huntington Ingalls Incorporated pursuant to 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) 2304 (c) (3) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-3 (Industrial Mobilization). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-13-C-2305).