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Contract Award: Huntington Ingalls Inc. (Newport News, Virginia) – $26,073,321

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, March 19th, 2024

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Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a $26,073,321 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-2116) for Ford Class Shore Based Spares-Switchboards and Load Centers. Work will be performed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (92%); and Newport News, Virginia (8%), and is expected to be completed by March 30, 2026. Fiscal 2023 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $26,073,321 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

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