Collins, King Announce Five-Year Navy Contract Worth up to $30 Million for Maine-Based Company

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded an architect-engineering contract to Colby Co. LLC, an engineering firm in Portland. The first task order under the contract is in the amount of $991,825 for construction at PNSY, and the total contract has a potential maximum ceiling of $30,000,000.

“Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a critical piece of our nation’s defense infrastructure and an important economic driver for the State of Maine,” Senators Collins and King said in a joint statement. “This competitive contract awarded to Colby Co. will support the work by the Portland firm’s skilled engineers to design building renovations and new construction at PNSY, ensuring the shipyard can continue to fulfill its important national security duties while providing good jobs in Maine.”

“This was an extremely competitive contract, and firms throughout the country competed for the opportunity,” said Sarah Emily Colby, CEO of Colby Company. “As full-time residents and great believers in the strong work ethic that Mainers possess, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this contract home to Maine.”

The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract will cover services in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic area of responsibility (AOR), with a focus on Maine. The first project for the inspection and observation of construction operations at PNSY’s dry dock #1 is expected to be completed by September 2018.

Founded in 2008, Colby Co. LLC is a Woman Owned Small Business in Portland that employs nearly 40 people, including 17 UMaine graduates.

Senator Collins is a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, and Senator King is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.