U.S. NAVY ORDERS 16 SHIP SERVICE TURBINE GENERATORS
WASHINGTON - Kato Engineering Inc, of Mankato, Minnesota, has been awarded a $12,188,470 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, fixed-price contract, from the United States Navy, for the procurement of ship service turbine generators and associated installation and training support.
The generators include one first-article unit, three amphibious command ship production units, and 12 amphibious assault ship production units to be procured over a three-year ordering period.
The ship service turbine generators are to serve as a replacement of an existing generator end of a steam turbine based application as specified in the mechanical interface specification.
Work will be performed in Mankato, Minnesota, and is expected to completed by May 2018.
Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $1,854,110 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Federal Business Opportunities website, with one offer received.
The U.S. Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Ships System Engineering Station, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity. The contract award number is N65540-15-D-0016.