Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic (NAVFAC Atlantic) awarded a $654.3 million contract for critical power and water infrastructure improvements at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, to increase the shipyard’s reliability, resilience, and capacity. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is the largest command on Naval Support Activity Maine (NSA Maine).
The firm-fixed-price contract supports military construction (MILCON) Project P-1080, Power Reliability and Water Resiliency Upgrades, a major Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) initiative to strengthen the utility systems necessary to sustain the shipyard’s mission of overhauling, repairing and modernizing the Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarines.
“Investments in power reliability and water resiliency are essential because Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is primarily responsible for the overhaul, repair and modernization of the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered attack submarines,” said Russ Gagner, director of the SIOP Department at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. “Maintaining nuclear support facilities and executing complex dry dock operations requires redundant, high-capacity power and water utilities to ensure environmental safety, protect assets and prevent failures.”…