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Papp Sees No Delay In OPC Program Despite Protests

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

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Papp Sees No Delay In OPC Program Despite Protests

Artist rendering of Offshore Patrol Cutter. Source: Coast Guard

Despite a protest by the losing bidders for the Coast Guard’s award in February of preliminary design contracts for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), the service’s Chief Adm. Bob Papp believes that the Coast Guard’s decision will be upheld and there will be no delay to the program schedule. “We believe there will be negligible impact at this point” on the procurement schedule for the OPC due to the protests, Papp told the House Transportation & Infrastructure Coast Guard Subcommittee.…

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