Management services provider Serco has been contracted by the US Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to provide shipbuilding acquisition program management (SHAPM) services.
As informed, Serco will provide program management, business and financial management, technical and engineering services, logistics, and foreign military support.
Additionally, the company will back the navy’s Team Submarine concept of unifying once diverse submarine-related activities into a single submarine-centric organization.
The contract has a one-year base period plus four one-year option periods and is valued at $334 million if all options are exercised.
Under the contract, the firm plans to hire over 100 people with the majority of work to be performed in Washington D.C.
The support will be given for submarine shipbuilding program offices, including the Future Attack Submarine Office, and development of the Columbia-class submarine integrated power system.
To remind, in February this year, Serco has bee awarded a contract to continue to provide installation support for close-in weapon systems (CIWS) on US Navy, US Army, US Coast Guard and foreign military sales vessels.