N00024_22034.pdf

This document is a Class Justification and Approval (CJ&A) from the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command for a sole source contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS). The contract covers advanced planning and accomplishment of inactivation, defueling, and towing to disposal for two aircraft carriers: USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69).

HII-NNS is deemed the only responsible source capable of performing these highly specialized, complex nuclear-powered aircraft carrier inactivation efforts due to their unique capabilities, extensive experience, and prior history with NIMITZ Class carriers. The total estimated cost is redacted, but will be funded through the 2B2G Operations and Maintenance, Navy (O&M) funding. The contract actions include documentation, engineering, material procurement, shipchecks, personnel training, shipyard work, preparation for inactivation, defueling, and towing preparations, with efforts beginning and continuing through unspecified dates.