HOUSTON -- Ocean Ships Inc. has been awarded a $48,441,377 modification for the fixed-price portion of a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to exercise a one-year option period for the operation and maintenance of six oceanographic survey ships (T-AGS 60) and the navigation test support ship USNS Waters (T-AGS 45) in support of the U.S. Navy.
This contract includes a one-year base period, four one-year option periods, and one six-month option period.
Work for this option period will be performed at sea world-wide, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2021.
Fiscal 2021 working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $48,441,377 are obligated and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was issued on an other than full and open competition basis.
The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity. The contract award number is N32205-17-C-3100.