When most people think of the Bahamas, they picture luxury resorts and turquoise waters. But for U.S. contractors stationed on Andros Island, life looks a little different — quieter, tougher, and surprisingly fulfilling.

Whether you’re headed to support operations at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) or tapped for logistics, environmental work, or communications roles, here’s what you need to know before boots hit the island.

According to the Department of Defense (DoD) a company out of Arlington, Virginia, was awarded an additional $32,967,099 to a previously awarded contract N66604-05-C-1277 to extend the period of performance for six months and increase target cost for Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). AUTEC is the Navy's large-area, deep-water, undersea test, and evaluation range.

According to the Department of Defense, the contractor was awarded a $12,473,525 cost added to previously-awarded contract N66604-05-C-1277 for Hurricane Matthew repairs to the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC).

AUTEC is the Navy’s large-area, deep-water, undersea test and evaluation range. Underwater research, testing and evaluation of anti-submarine weapons, sonar tracking and communications are the predominant activities conducted at AUTEC. This modification increases the total value of the contract to $800,549,247.