BIW forced to compete for LCS program
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said it would scrap plans to purchase Littoral Combat Ships from two contractors, one of which is Bath Iron Works, and instead seek competitive bids to award all 10 ships to one company.
BIW and Lockheed Martin are currently both working on the LCS program. BIW has been building the LCS Coronado at a partner shipyard in Alabama, but the project involves local jobs in Bath, according to The Times Record. The Navy expects to build up to 10 Littoral Combat Ships, including two in 2010 and options for the rest through 2014, according to a press release from the Navy. The Navy is changing the way it awards contracts to increase competition so it can build the LCS at "an affordable price," according to statements from Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.
The LCS is designed to operate in shallow coastal waters. The Navy wants 55 of the ships for its fleets.
Go to the press release from the U.S. Navy >>
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