Contract Award: $9.6 million for work on the Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) aircraft elevator in Japan
According to the Department of Defense (DoD), the contractor is being awarded a $9,616,598 for USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) aircraft elevator hitch girder removal and installation.
The work will require removal of existing hitch girder end structures and installation of new hitch girder end assemblies (quantity of four hitch girder end assemblies) for aircraft elevator #2 onboard USS Ronald Reagan. The work will require eddy current and ultrasonic testing of the existing structure prior to removal, and testing required for certification of the hitch girder end replacements. Work will be performed in Yokosuka, Japan, and is expected to be completed by April 2018.
AWARDEE Huntington Ingalls Industries
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division provides a wide range of professional services through its Fleet Support, Integrated Missions Solutions, Nuclear & Environmental, and Oil & Gas groups. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII employs nearly 37,000 people operating both domestically and internationally.