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Recognized as a model defense-acquisition program
for its technical excellence and schedule performance, the Virginia-class
submarine program provides the Navy with the capabilities required to
dominate both the open ocean and the littorals. In partnership with
the Navy, Electric Boat is driving innovative cost-saving efforts, without
impacting capabilities, through overall efficiency improvements, decreased
ship-construction labors costs and shortened ship-construction cycle
times.
As a result of this successful program performance and demand for the
versatile capabilities of the Virginia-class submarine, the Navy authorized
Electric Boat to start construction of two submarines per year beginning
in 2011. This contract provides funding for the second fiscal year (FY)
14 Virginia-class submarine, SSN-793, and two FY 15 submarines, SSN-794
and SSN-795. Items funded include steam and electrical-plant components,
main propulsion unit and ship-service turbine generator sets, and miscellaneous
hull, mechanical and electrical-systems components to support construction
of the submarines.
With this modification, the overall contract is worth $595 million.
It was initially awarded in April 2012.
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