The Navy Will Begin Construction on Virginia-Class Support Facility at Portsmouth

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Baltimore, Maryland, was awarded a $58,517,575 firm-fixed-price task order modification (N4008520F6537), which exercised the negotiated option to begin construction on the Virginia-class waterfront support facility, Building 178, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS). Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by May 2023. The work will construct an elevated three-story structure sited inside the south end of Building 178, to include renovation of a portion of the ground floor area in order to provide waterfront support field shop operations for naval submarine work at PNS. The construction will provide overhead clearance at the ground and second floors for field shops, and project team space on the third and fourth floors. Fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $58,517,575 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the government point of entry contract opportunities on beta.sam.gov with two proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N40085-21-D-0036). (Awarded July 31, 2021)