Boston Ship Repair has been awarded a contract for the common overhaul and dry docking of Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) expeditionary quick transport USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10).
The $13,824,169 firm-fixed-price contract features a base interval and two unexercised choices which, if exercised, would carry the cumulative worth of this contract to $13,880,012. Boston Ship Repair’s bid gained amongst 4 gives acquired for the challenge.
Work for the 98-calendar day shipyard availability will probably be carried out in Boston, starting November 1, 2023, and is anticipated to be accomplished by February 6, 2024.
The 338-foot-long USNS Burlington is a Spearhead-class expeditionary quick transport and operated by the U.S. Navy’s MSC, serving as a high-speed, shallow draft vessel for fast intra-theater transport of medium-sized cargo payloads. It can attain speeds of 35 to 45 knots. The ship was constructed by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. and entered service in 2018.
