Navy $6.5 million contract marks nascent shipyard optimization plan efforts

摘要

The Navy in February signed a $6.5 million contract with five companies to begin modeling and simulation efforts of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, according to a Navy spokesman. The five companies are Siemens Government Technology; EngUSA; Bechtel National; Life Cycle Engineering and Orbis. The contract award was not included in the Defense Department's daily announcements because it falls below the $7 million threshold for a publicly announced contract. It has not been previously reported. Navy spokesman Bill Couch confirmed the work is part of the Navy's shipyard infrastructure optimization plan. The contract is significant because it initiates the nascent stages of the Navy's plan to optimize the layouts of all four public shipyards.