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Homeland Security

Eastern Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Also Bid On Coast Guard OPC Program

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 14th, 2021

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Eastern Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Also Bid On Coast Guard OPC Program

Aerial view of the first (front) and second Offshore Patrol Cutters under construction at Eastern Shipbuilding's facilities in Panama City, Fla. (Photo: ESG)

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) and Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] have submitted bids to build the second tranche of medium-endurance offshore patrol cutters (OPCs) for the Coast Guard, the companies said. ESG and HII join Bollinger Shipyards in publicly disclosing bids for the OPC Stage 2 procurement. Bids were due last Friday. The Coast Guard in March 2020 awarded nine companies study contracts for Stage 2 detail design and construction of the Heritage-class medium-endurance cutters, which are one of the service’s…

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