U.S. Navy Building Electro-Magnetic Pulse Simulator

Golden Sands General Contractors Inc., Richmond, Virginia, is being awarded an $11,757,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of the Vertical Electro-Magnetic Pulse Simulator (VEMPS) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The work to be performed provides for the construction of a new VEMPS facility, which is a small shelter to house the VEMP generator. Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by June 2017. Fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation, (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $11,757,000 are obligated on this award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with two proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity (N40080-16-C-3015).