The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $862,134.43 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to The Lightship Group, LLC for miscellaneous repairs on the Training Ship KENNEDY located at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The contract has a period of performance from September 9, 2019 through December 31, 2021. The original solicitation was a competitive total small business set-aside for topside repairs on the training vessel. The Lightship Group, a marine and industrial engineering company based in Rhode Island, will provide labor and materials to accomplish the required repairs and maintenance. The contract is part of the Maritime Administration's efforts to support the operation and upkeep of its training fleet at maritime academies.