SAIC to provide support services for US Navy CCAT

The US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division has awarded a prime contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide logistics and programme management services for the navy Corrosion Control Assistance Teams (CCAT).

Under the single-award cost-plus fixed-fee contract, the company will provide logistics and program management services such as labour, technical assistance, training and process consumables for the navy CCAT.

The company will also provide government-owned tools and process consumables and conducting training, as a part of the contract.

Work under the contract will be carried out in Norfolk, Little Creek, Virginia; Mayport, Florida; San Diego, California; Everett, Washington, US as well as in Yokuska, Japan.

SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager JT Grumski said, "We look forward to fulfilling the Navy’s need for technical expertise and introducing new technology onboard US Navy and Coast Guard ships and boats."

The NSWC Carderock Division offers research, development, test and evaluation, analysis, acquisition support, in-service engineering, logistics and integration of surface and undersea vehicles and associated systems.

The navy’s CCAT has been designed to assist the ships’ force efforts in preventing corrosion, in addition to preserving spaces before corrosion occurs.

The recent contract has one-year base period of performance with two one-year options and is valued approximately $23m, if all options are exercised.