The Coast Guard last Friday afternoon released a solicitation for industry studies for follow-on production of the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) with awards expected in early March. A notional schedule accompanying the Request for Proposals (RFP) shows the Coast Guard hopes to award a contract for the detailed design and construction (DD&C) of the follow-on OPC in late January 2022, roughly six months earlier than the notional schedule published last October when the service announced it would terminate its current…
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