Contract Award: East Coast Repair and Fabrication (Newport News, Virginia) – $14,596,867

East Coast Repair and Fabrication,* Newport News, Virginia, is awarded a $14,596,867 firm, fixed-price contract (N3220525C5002) for lay berth of Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary sea base vessel USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4). This contract includes unexercised options for extended lay berth, three industrial assist periods, and a regular overhaul which, if exercised, would increase the cumulative value of this contract to $31,407,323. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia, beginning April 15, 2025, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2026, if all options are exercised. Contract is incrementally funded. Working capital funds (Navy) in the amount of $8,461,691 are obligated for fiscal 2025 and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was a small business set-aside solicited via the sam.gov website and one offer received. Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N3220525C5002).