Washington, DC – Senator Susan Collins today announced that Bath Iron
Works (BIW) will participate in a $208,060,756 contract awarded by the U.S.
Navy for the engineering, design, and construction of a Littoral Combat Ship
(LCS). BIW is the prime contractor for the project and is expected to perform
21-percent of the work on the ship. Dr. Delores Etter, the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, called
Senator Collins this afternoon to give her advance notice of the contract.
Senator Collins is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
“This is good news for Bath Iron Works. The Navy continues to
demonstrate confidence and a commitment to the good work performed by BIW
workers,” said Senator Collins. “As a member of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, I will continue to work closely with Navy leadership to ensure that
they support and advance shipbuilding to meet the Navy’s needs, to strengthen
the fleet, and to maintain the best and most technologically advanced ships in
the world.”
The contract announced today is the fourth LCS acquired by the Navy. The
project is expected to be completed by August 2009. The Navy’s long range
plans call for 55 LCS to be built.
The LCS is a technologically advanced, agile, and high-speed surface
combatant with versatile capabilities, optimized for operations performed
close to shore, in the littoral environment.