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Publish Date : 02-Mar-2017

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has offered 5 firm-fixed-price contracts, worth a total of around $20m to conduct early industry design studies and analysis for the procurement of the country's next heavy polar icebreaker.

The contract awardees include Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana; General Dynamics / National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego; Fincantieri Marine Group in Washington; Huntington Ingalls and VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Mississippi, US.

Industrial design studies will allow to identify design and systems solutions that would not only facilitate procurement cost reduction but also minimise schedule and technology risk.

The contracts will see the five firms examining key design cost drivers, solutions to address potential procurement, technology and production risks under the new agreements, in addition to benefits related to a vast range of production contract types.

USCG is collaborating with the US Navy to ensure the project's success, as well as offering the capabilities required to address national defence and homeland security mission demands in the polar regions.

US Coast Guard Acquisition Programmes director and programme executive officer rear admiral Michael Haycock stated: "These contracts will provide invaluable data and insight as we seek to meet schedule and affordability objectives. Our nation has an urgent need for heavy polar icebreaking capability. We formed an integrated programme office with the navy to take advantage of their shipbuilding experience."

The heavy polar icebreaker integrated programme office will ratify and refine the draft heavy polar icebreaker system specifications, by using the study results.

USCG will issue a draft request for proposal (RFP) for detail design and development by the end of the current financial year, which will be followed by the release of the final RFP in the next financial year.

The studies are scheduled for completion in 12 months.

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