AMERICA'S NAVY - The U.S. Navy has awarded three competitive Prototype Other Transaction (OT) agreements to Conrad Shipyard, LLC of Orange, Texas; Master Boat Builders, Inc. of Coden, Alabama; and Saronic Technologies of Brownsville, Texas, to build Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1700 class craft.
“By selecting three distinct shipyards, the Navy is expanding its shipbuilding industrial base capacity and building a resilient “second source” of supply for landing craft,” said William F. Mahan, who is performing the duties of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. “Other Transaction prototype authority allows the Navy to move at the speed of relevance.”
This innovative acquisition approach, funded by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), leverages prototype authorities under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 to expedite the delivery of critical littoral capabilities, validates production-ready Technic
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