AS(X) Program Progresses with $72.7M NASSCO Design Contract, Option Could Lift Total to $99.9M

National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, is awarded a $72,657,743 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-2505) to support the AS(X) submarine tender next generation design maturation. There will also be a $27,265,623 option for additional design maturation efforts which, if exercised, could bring the cumulative value of this contract modification to $99,923,366. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (95%); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4%); various locations across the U.S. (1%); and various locations globally (<1%), and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2026. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $72,657,743 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.