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Five Firms Win $751 Million Ship Repair And Modernization Work At Pearl Harbor

Thursday, January 30th, 2020

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Five Firms Win $751 Million Ship Repair And Modernization Work At Pearl Harbor

USS Chosin (CG-65) is guided into Dry Dock 4 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for a six-month modernization period in 2010. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The U.S. Navy this week awarded five firms slots in a $751 million ship repair, modernization, and maintenance contract for non-nuclear surface ships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The contract is divided into two lots. Lot I, with a maximum ceiling value of $571 million, includes Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc., Vigor Marine, LLC and Pacific Shipyard International. Lot II, with a not-to-exceed maximum ceiling value of $180 million, includes Epsilon, MARISCO Ltd., Propulsion Control Engineering, and Pacific Shipyard International. The Navy…

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