Contract Award: Kato Engineering Inc. (North Mankato, Minnesota) – $18,429,216

Kato Engineering Inc., North Mankato, Minnesota, is awarded an $18,429,216 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, fixed-firm-price contract to supply up to 20 Ship Service Brushless Generators over a five-year period. These items shall serve as a replacement of an existing generator end of a steam turbine-based application as specified in the mechanical interface specification reference specified in the contract award. Work will be performed in North Mankato, Minnesota, and is expected to be completed September 2027. Fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $7,498,460 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the System for Award Management website, with two offers were received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N6449822D4015).