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Contract Award: Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding Division (Newport News, Virginia) – $10,700,241

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding Division, Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a $10,700,241 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-4316) to continue performance of the repair, maintenance, and upgrade efforts on the USS Helena (SSN 725) dry-docking selected restricted availability. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by July 22, 2021. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $10,700,241 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. In accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1), this contract was not competitively procured. The Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Newport News, Virginia, is the contracting activity.



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