U.S. Navy APL(S) Barracks Craft (Berthing Barge) Detail Design and Construction (DD&C)   3

VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, is awarded a $77,898,158 firm fixed-price contract for the detail design and construction of the Auxiliary Personnel Lighter - Small (APL(S)). As these craft are similar to accommodation barges used in the commercial oil and gas industry, APL(S) was determined to be a commercial item and is being acquired under the procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 12 "Acquisition of Commercial Items". The initial contract is for the detail design and construction of the lead and second craft in the APL(S) 67 class. This contract includes options for four additional craft and associated crew familiarization and packaging and delivery, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $244,065,420. This contract was a limited competition between VT Halter Marine Inc. and Bollinger Shipyards Inc. under 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(3) implemented at Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-3. Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental, or Research Capability; or Expert Services.