By Geoff Fein The Navy intends to award a sole source contract later this summer to Louisiana-based Swiftships Shipbuilders to construct up to 15 coastal patrol boats for the Iraqi Navy, six of which will be paid for by the United States, according to the service. Funds for the six boats will come from the Iraqi Security Force Funds (ISFF) appropriated in the fiscal year 2007 war supplemental, a Naval Sea Systems Command spokeswoman said. The ISFF program manages the…
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