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Eastern Shipbuilding Protests Offshore Patrol Cutter Award To Austal USA

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 21st, 2022

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Construction underway of the Coast Guard's first offshore patrol cutter, the Argus. (Photo: Eastern Shipbuilding Group)

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), which is currently building the first four offshore patrol cutters (OPCs) for the Coast Guard, is protesting the service’s recent award for the next tranche of the medium-endurance cutters to Austal USA, claiming the decision was flawed on a number of counts. The protest of the OPC Stage 2 award was filed with the Government Accounting Office on July 15, starting a 100-day clock for the auditing agency to make a decision by Oct. 24. Even…

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