OPC

GAO reports on problems plaguing top Coast Guard shipbuilding programs

The deliveries of the Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and Polar Security Cutter (PSC) lead ships are delayed by almost four and five years, respectively. Additionally, the OPC and PSC cost estimates have increased by nearly $11 billion and more than $2 billion past their original estimates, respectively. What went wrong? in a report on Coast Guard shipbuilding presented in testimony before a House subcommittee on May 7, the Government Accountability Office says that the Coast Guard’s...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/gao-reports-on-problems-plaguing-top-coast-guard-shipbuilding-programs/

Austal USA selects Kongsberg Promas systems for its first OPC

Austal USA has selected Kongsberg Maritime to supply its Promas propulsion system to the latest ship in the United States Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Heritage Class program.

This initial contract is to supply Kongsberg Maritime equipment for the fifth ship, Coast Guard Cutter Pickering, which is the first to be built by Austal USA at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

The Coast Guard’s new OPC program is expected to run up to 25 ships. The new vessels will replace the Coast...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/austal-usa-selects-kongsberg-promas-systems-for-its-first-opc/

VIDEO: Eastern Shipbuilding launches USCG’s first Heritage-class OPC

Eastern Shipbuilding Group christened and launched USCGC Argus (WMSM-915), the U.S. Coast Guard’s first Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), in an October 27 ceremony held at its Nelson St. Shipyard in Panama City, Fla.

The ceremony was attended by more than 3,000 dignitaries and guests. Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered the keynote address, while ship sponsor, Captain (Ret.) Beverly Kelley, christened the first Heritage-class OPC, Argus. Captain Kelley...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/video-eastern-shipbuilding-launches-uscgs-first-heritage-class-opc/

Eastern Shipbuilding files GAO bid protest of Stage 2 OPC award

Panama City. Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) has filed a bid protest with the GAO contesting the U.S. Coast Guard’s decision to award Stage 2 of the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program to Mobile, Ala.-based Austal USA.

A bid protest is a challenge to the terms of a solicitation or the award of a federal contract. The GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) Procurement Law Division adjudicates these bid protests. You can find out more about the process HERE.

ESG was the...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/eastern-shipbuilding-files-gao-bid-protest-of-stage-2-opc-award/

USCG awards Austal USA contract for Stage 2 of OPC program

The Coast Guard reports that it has awarded a fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract to Austal USA. Mobile, Ala. to produce up to 11 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs). The initial award is valued at $208.26 million and supports detail design and long lead-time material for the fifth OPC, with options for production of up to 11 OPCs in total. The contract has a potential value of up to $3.33 billion if all options are exercised.

The Coast Guard notes that In 2019, it revised the OPC...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/uscg-awards-austal-usa-contract-for-stage-2-of-opc-program/

Bollinger submits final proposal to build Stage 2 of OPC program

Bollinger Shipyards says that today it submitted its final proposal to the U.S. Coast Guard to build Stage 2 of the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter program.

If chosen, Bollinger would construct and deliver a total of 11 vessels to the U.S. Coast Guard over the next decade, helping to sustain the Bollinger workforce through 2031.

Bollinger, is strategically placed within a 100-year hurricane risk reduction system with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico without any hindrances such as drafts...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/bollinger-submits-final-proposal-to-build-stage-2-of-opc-program/

Adm. Schultz reveals name of first Polar Security Cutter

Admiral Karl Schultz, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, delivered the annual State of the Coast Guard Address, Thursday, at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater.

“Truly, the state of the Coast Guard is stronger than ever before because we are united in service, adapting to new challenges and opportunities presented by a rapidly changing maritime domain,” said Schultz.

SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM

In his remarks on the Coast Guard’s shipbuilding program, Schultz said that the agency is amidst its largest...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/adm-schultz-reveals-name-of-first-polar-security-cutter/

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