HII‘s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division will help the U.S. Navy maintain Nimitz- and Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers under a potential five-year, $528.4 million contract.
The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award will include repair and modernization of the nuclear-powered ships visiting or stationed in San Diego, HII said Monday.
NNS, which designed the Nimitz- and Gerald Ford-class ships, will also respond to Chief of Naval Operations scheduled availabilities as part of the contract.
Thomasina Wright, NNS vice president of fleet support programs, said the business has serviced aircraft carriers for the Navy for more than two decades.