According to the Department of Defense (DoD), the contractor was being awarded a $33,619,420 for the operation and maintenance of four modified offshore-supply vessels identified as T-AGSEs serving as blocking vessels in support of the Navy.

The contract includes a 215-day base period, nine one-year option periods and one 150-day option period. Work for this option period will be performed at sea worldwide, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2019.

Houston, Texas — KBR, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a project management contract by Saudi Aramco to provide project management services for Saudi Aramco’s offshore program.

“This is a significant milestone in our relationship with Saudi Aramco in the offshore arena and complements our existing work in Kingdom on the Jazan PMC and GES+ contracts,” said Stuart Bradie, KBR President and CEO. “We look forward to helping Saudi Aramco achieve its goal to develop an in-kingdom center of offshore engineering excellence and to maintain their production of oil and gas.”

Patriot Contract Services LLC, Concord, Calif., is being awarded a $7,236,660 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed price contract (N0003-10-C-5301) to exercise a one-year option period for the operation and maintenance of four large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships.  These four ships support the deployed military forces worldwide.

Work will be performed worldwide at sea and is expected to be completed by January 2015.  Working capital contract funds in the amount of $7,236,660 are obligated for fiscal 2014, and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

Department of Defense (DOD) awarded Tote Services Inc. an O&M contract to support Military Sealift Command offshore petroleum distribution system ship USNS Vice Adm. K.R. Wheeler, and its support vessel USNS Fast Tempo.

The 2 are U.S. Navy’s only vessel capable of pumping diesel or aviation fuel to shore from up to eight miles off the coast. With flexible pipe stored on 35-foot-tall spools on its weather deck, Wheeler delivers vital fuel to U.S. forces abroad during contingency operations where port facilities may be either damaged, destroyed or non-existent. The 145 foot Fast Tempo sails with Wheeler and its primary support vessel.

Today Department of Defense awarded Offshore Service Vessels, LLC $7,264,728 contract to support up to 30 military personnel for 30 days without resupply for U.S. Navy missions. The vessel will also provide support to Maritime Security Operations.

Offshore Service Vessels, LLC (Edison Chouest Offshore) provides marine transportation services for customers in the United States and internationally. The company also engages in operating a marine port to transfer cargo and to provide support services to accommodate deepwater offshore vessels; the design, engineering, manufacture, and installation of custom control and monitoring systems to the general public and the marine industry; distributing marine PCs; the design, manufacture, and installation of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; and providing repair services and parts.