Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been awarded a $15,309,410
firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for
the construction of 7-meter rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) in support
of future Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements. The award includes
options that, if exercised, will bring the total contract value to $47,408,209.
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Shark will produce the boats in a flexible baseline configuration that
can be rapidly adapted via minor post-delivery alterations and delivered
to support specific FMS case requirements worldwide The 7-meter RHIBs
produced by Metal Shark will support a range of missions including personnel/cargo
transfer, search and rescue, open water patrol, vessel interdiction
and boarding, and insertion/extraction of forces.
This is the latest in a series of sizeable military fleet contracts
landed by Metal Shark. Among its active programs, the company is currently
producing the US Navy’s Force Protection Boat – Medium (FPB-M)
and High Speed Maneuverable Surface Target Boat (HSMST), as well as
the U.S. Coast Guard’s Response Boat – Small (RBS). In addition,
Metal Shark routinely builds vessels for FMS cases, state and local
law enforcement agencies, pilot associations, port operators, and numerous
other commercial interests.
“Metal Shark is proud to count the US Navy among its top customers,
and with the award of this newest contract, we look forward to continuing
and strengthening this relationship for years to come,” said Metal
Shark president Chris Allard. “Large orders such as this one benefit
Metal Shark customers large and small by way of increased production
efficiencies and economies of scale that keep our pricing competitive,
our workforce stable, and our technology on the leading edge.”
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