Contract Award: American Bureau of Shipping (Spring, Texas) – $53,874,943

American Bureau of Shipping, Spring, Texas, is awarded a $53,874,943 cost reimbursement, cost only, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering support services; specifically, classification, certification, and other class-related services, for ships and ship systems in the ship design, engineering, and integration support for the surface ships technical area. There are no options included on this contract. Work will primarily be performed in Spring, Texas; Washington, D.C.; and Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by June 2028. Percentage of work performed per primary work locations shall be dependent upon funded Navy requirements. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy funds in the amount of $50,000 (0.001 percent) will be obligated at time of award. This contract was not competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition being 10 U.S. Code § 2304(c)(1) [10 U.S. Code § 3204(a)(1)], only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements as implemented by Federal Acquisition Number 6.302-1. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Indiana, is the contracting activity for this action on behalf of Naval Systems Engineering Directorate (N0016423D1011).