Pacific Shipyards International will modernize USS Michael Murphy Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyer.

Pacific Shipyards International has been awarded a $32,110,694 firm-fixed-price contract, from the United States Navy, for the execution of USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) fiscal 2020 selected restricted availability. This availability will include a combination of maintenance, modernization and repair of USS Michael Murphy.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) sits at anchor in Darwin Harbor for Australian exercise Kakadu 2018. (Picture source US Navy)

The purpose is to maintain, modernize, and repair the USS Michael Murphy. This is a short-term, non-docking availability restricted to the vessel's homeport. Pacific Shipyards International will provide the facilities and human resources capable of completing, coordinating and integrating multiple areas of ship maintenance, repair, and modernization for USS Michael Murphy.

The USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) is the 62nd ship of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) is a United States Navy class of destroyer built around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction passive electronically scanned array radar. With an overall length of 505 to 509 feet (154 to 155 m), displacement ranging from 8,315 to 9,200 tons, and weaponry including over 90 missiles, the Arleigh Burke class are larger and more heavily armed than most previous ships classified as guided missile cruisers.

Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by April 2020. 

This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $36,916,612, and be complete by April 2020. Fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance (Navy) funding in the amount of $32,110,694 will be obligated at time of award and expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website with one offer received in response to solicitation number N00024-19-R-4404