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Navy/USMC

Bath Iron Works Reels In LCS Maintenance Planning Contract

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, August 25th, 2014

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Bath Iron Works Reels In LCS Maintenance Planning Contract

USS Freedom (LCS-1) during a to Singapore in 2013. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Edging out two industry rivals, General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works has won a key contract for the maintenance and modernization of the Navy’s fleet of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded the contract on Friday, selecting Bath Iron Works over bids from Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII]. The initial value of the cost- plus award contract is worth $9.7 million, but that number could exceed $100 million if all options are exercised.…

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