Definitive Contract W912BU23C0020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District awarded a $257,240,588.01 firm fixed price contract to Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. to design, construct, test, and deliver a new Medium Class Hopper Dredge vessel. This dredge will replace the existing MCFARLAND dredge and have a minimum 5,000 cubic yard hopper capacity, ability to operate autonomously for 18 days, and capability to dredge to 65 feet in depth. The contract has a completion date of November 17, 2027 and does not have a set-aside designation. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, a for-profit subchapter S corporation, has previously received federal grants from the Maritime Administration to improve its shipbuilding infrastructure and has held other shipbuilding contracts with the U.S. Navy and Army Corps of Engineers.