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Under this option, Electric Boat will provide design,
engineering, material and logistics support, and research and development
activities for active U.S. submarines and submersibles. Electric Boat
also will provide information services, planning, scheduling and technical
support for submarine maintenance and modernization activities, training
and facility support, and affordability/cost reduction support.
The contract will be worth approximately $1.5 billion over five years
if all options are exercised and funded.
This work will engage Electric Boat’s engineering and design organization,
which comprises more than 4,400 employees. Possessing proven technical
capabilities, these employees work on all facets of the submarine life
cycle from concept formulation and design through construction, maintenance
and modernization, and eventually to inactivation and disposal.
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