USS Makin Island (LHD 8), commissioned in 2009 is the eighth ship of the Wasp amphibious assault ship class. [U.S. Navy photograph]
General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $66,854,586 firm-fixed-price contract motion for upkeep, modernization and restore of USS Makin Island (LHD 8) fiscal 2023 chosen restricted availability. The contract consists of choices that, if exercised, would deliver its cumulative worth to $74,981,830.
USS Makin Island, commissioned in 2009, is the eighth ship of the Wasp amphibious assault ship class, however options main technological adjustments from the earlier LHD design, together with a hybrid propulsion system based mostly on two GE LM2500+ gas turbines and two FMD diesel electrical gensets.
The scope of the LHD 8 contract simply awarded NASSCO consists of all labor, supervision, tools, manufacturing, testing, and high quality assurance mandatory to organize for and achieve the Chief of Naval Operations availability for managing vital modernization, upkeep, and restore applications.
Work can be carried out in San Diego, California, and is anticipated to be accomplished by October 2024.
The LHD 8 contract was competitively procured utilizing full and open competitors through the System for Award (SAM) web site, with two gives obtained. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting exercise (N0002423C4404).
