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Coast Guard Selects Four Firms To Compete For Cutter Boat OTH-IV Award

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, June 13th, 2011

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The Coast Guard last week awarded small contracts to four firms for each to deliver a boat as part of a competitive evaluation under the Cutter Boat Over-The-Horizon-IV (CB-OTH-IV) program. MetalCraft Marine US, SAFE Boats International, Silver Ships, Inc., and William E. Munson Co. each received a contract valued at slightly more than $400,000 to construct and deliver their respective entries for the CB-OTH-IV competition. Deliveries for the competitive “Boat Off” are expected by late October. Under current plans, the…

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