Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract
for Work
on USS Toledo (SSN 769)
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The USS Toledo
(SSN 769) will arrive at Northrop Grumman's Newport
News sector in September for maintenance work.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Jan. 31, 2006
– Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been
awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for maintenance
work, known as a depot modernization period, on the nuclear-powered
submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769). The initial planning
contract is valued at approximately $34.7 million. The
total estimated value, including the actual execution,
is valued at approximately $175 million.
Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector
is the prime contractor for the work, which will include
planning and scheduling, engineering, material procurement,
fabrication, maintenance and modernization work.
The ship is scheduled to arrive in September
for a performance period lasting approximately 13 months,
10 of which will include dry dock work. Planning work
will begin immediately. This is a competitive award under
a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) multiple award contract.
“We are extremely pleased to win
this competition. This will be the fourth dry-docking
availability of a Los Angeles-class submarine
at Newport News since 2003, and we continue to perform
well in this business,” said Irwin F. Edenzon, vice
president of technology development and fleet support
at Northrop Grumman Newport News. “We’ll be
working closely with the Navy to incorporate their lessons
learned and best practices as we plan and execute this
work.”
Toledo is the 26th Los Angeles-class
submarine built by Northrop Grumman Newport News. It was
christened on August 28, 1993 and commissioned into service
February 24, 1995.
Northrop Grumman Newport News, headquartered
in Newport News, Va., is the nation's sole designer, builder
and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and
one of only two companies capable of designing and building
nuclear-powered submarines. Newport News also provides
after-market services for a wide array of naval and commercial
vessels. The Newport News sector employs about 19,000
people.
