Kellie Chouest seen in operation within the Caribbean in 2021 with the Freedom-variant littoral fight ship USS Billings (LCS 15) [U.S. Navy photo]
Edison Chouest Offshore affiliated Alpha Marine Services LLC, Cut Off, La., has been awarded a $70,285,321 firm-fixed-price contract with reimbursable parts (N3220523C4150) for long-term constitution of 1 U.S. flagged offshore help ship, Kellie Chouest, that may present help for U.S. Southern Command particular missions at sea. This contract features a 12-month base interval with three 12-month choice durations and one 11-month choice interval.
Work can be carried out worldwide and is predicted to be accomplished, if all choices are exercised, by March 30, 2028. Fiscal 2023 funds within the quantity of $4,139,000 are obligated for fiscal 2023, and can expire on the finish of the yr.
The contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited by way of the System Award Management web site and one supply was obtained.
The Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting exercise.
The new contract for the 1996-built Kellie Chouest comes on the heels of a 2019 award that runs by means of April 30.
