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USCG Wants Fixed-Price Contract With Northrop Grumman For Fourth NSC

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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Coast Guard hopes to be cleared to award Northrop Grumman [NOC] a fixed-price contract before October for the fourth National Security Cutter (NSC), a ship whose estimated price appears to have dropped, the service's outgoing acquisition chief said yesterday. Rear Adm. Gary Blore told reporters at the Coast Guard's Washington offices that because the service wants to change the contracting type for the eight-ship NSC program it is soliciting comments from industry on the fourth NSC. Integrated…

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