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Coast Guard Awards Bollinger $141 Million FRC Low-Rate Production Contract

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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker Following approval from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier this month to proceed with low-rate initial production (LRIP), the Coast Guard yesterday awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $141 million to produce three 154-foot Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRC). The contract option follows an initial $88 million award given to Bollinger in September 2008 for the lead Sentinel (Defense Daily, Sept. 29, 2008). A subsequent protest of the award was denied although the resolution process delayed the program…

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