HII to overhaul USS John C Stennis
Huntington Ingalls Industries has received an advance planning contract for the refuelling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the US Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis.
The contract, which has a base value of $187.5 million and is initially funded for one year, includes engineering, design, material procurement and fabrication, documentation, resource forecasting and pre-overhaul inspections.
Future modifications could extend the period of performance to 30 months and increase the contract value if additional options are exercised.
USS John C Stennis was delivered to the navy in 1995. It will be the seventh Nimitz-class carrier to undergo an RCOH, representing 35% of all maintenance and modernisation completed during its 50-year service life.
Planning is set to begin in August 2018 and the RCOH is scheduled to begin in January 2021.
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