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General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) Corp. in Groton, CT received a $320.6 million modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2101) for design agent, planning yard, engineering and technical support for active nuclear submarines.
The original contract included options that would bring the cumulative value of the contract to an estimated $1.788 billion if they were all exercised and funded…
Under the terms of the contract modification, GDEB will provide design, engineering, material and logistics support, and research and development activities for active US submarines and submersibles. GDEB also will provide information services, planning, scheduling and technical support for submarine maintenance and modernization activities, training and facility support, and affordability/cost reduction support.
Work under this contract modification will be performed in Groton (73%); Kings Bay, GA (11%); Bangor, WA (8%), Quonset, RI (6%), and Newport, RI (2%). GDEB expects to complete the work by October 2010. Contract funds in the amount of $67.3 million will expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC manages the contract.