The Coast Guard has awarded Phase I contracts to Aluminum Chambered Boats (ACB) and Metal Shark Aluminum Boats under the Transportable Port Security Boats (TPSB) program. Each firm will deliver one boat by March 31, 2010 for testing. Once validation of the performance of the initial boats is completed, there will be a down select to a single supplier. The initial award to ACB is for $423 thousand and to Metal Shark for $508.7 thousand. Should ACB win, the maximum…
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