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Navy To Hold Industry Day For Next Generation Logistics Ship

Friday, May 15th, 2020

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Navy To Hold Industry Day For Next Generation Logistics Ship

The USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) refuels and receives supplies during a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 12, 2016. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

The Navy announced a virtual industry day for a new class of the Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) to be held on June 25. The Navy announcement was posted in a May 15 notice on beta.sam.gov. It explained the NGLS “is planned to be a new class of ships to augment the current Combat Logistics Force ships, through the use of commercial ship designs tailored for military applications to conduct logistics missions.” The notice was posted for the Naval Sea…

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