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Contract Award: Huntington Ingalls Inc. Newport News Shipbuilding (Newport News, Virginia) – $97,680,000

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, December 29th, 2025

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Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a $97,680,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-24-C-2106) for additional long-lead-time material for the accomplishment of the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH). Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia and is expected to be completed by September 2026. Funding will not be obligated at time of award. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

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