BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk Inc.

BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk Inc. NA Division, doing business as Norshipco, operates as a foreign-owned subsidiary of BAE Systems PLC and delivers ship repair, maintenance, and modernization services to the U.S. Navy as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal contracts with no set-aside designations. The company operates a critical naval shipyard facility in Norfolk, Virginia, providing depot-level and continuous maintenance availabilities for surface combatants, amphibious assault ships, and fast-attack submarines across the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.

Norshipco's recent prime contract footprint centers on large definitive contracts and delivery orders for complex naval vessel maintenance. Representative work includes a $242.2 million firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded August 24, 2026, for USS IWO JIMA (LHD-7) Fiscal Year 2026 Selected Restricted Availability encompassing F-35 Joint Strike Fighter modifications, degaussing system improvements, landing force upgrades, and technical system refreshes, with performance through February 25, 2028. A $142.9 million firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded November 10, 2025, covers USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG-98) Fiscal Year 2026 Docking Maintenance Period work including hull preservation, combat system upgrades, and propulsion system modernization through August 10, 2027. Earlier work included a $368.9 million firm-fixed-price definitive contract for USS KEARSARGE (LHD-3) Fiscal Year 2023 Docking Selected Restricted Availability awarded December 12, 2022, and a $173.4 million definitive contract for USS NITZE (DDG-94) Chief of Naval Operations Availability awarded February 17, 2023. All three primary funding agencies in the source are within the Department of the Navy: Naval Sea Systems Command dominates the portfolio at 161 awards worth $11.27 billion in combined potential value, Naval Supply Systems Command holds 34 awards valued at $342.5 million, and Military Sealift Command accounts for 26 awards worth $115.4 million. NAVSEA represents approximately 96% of Norshipco's recorded federal dollars.

Norshipco holds four major IDIQ vehicles with Naval Sea Systems Command. The largest is Indefinite Delivery Contract N0002485H8195 supporting complex and non-complex maintenance on surface combatant and amphibious class ships homeported in Norfolk and San Diego, with a $639.8 million ceiling and task orders issued through January 3, 2027 — this vehicle alone carries 1,209 task orders in the source data. A second NAVSEA vehicle, Indefinite Delivery Contract N0002416D4406, also supports complex and non-complex maintenance on surface combatants and amphibious ships homeported in Norfolk with a $337.6 million ceiling and expiration January 3, 2027; this vehicle generated 55 task orders worth $314.7 million combined potential value. A newly awarded $762.8 million Indefinite Delivery Contract for CNO Availabilities for Fast Attack Submarines, designated Lot 1 Critical Systems Engineering, extends through September 1, 2033, and opened submarine maintenance work beyond traditional surface-ship focus — Norshipco received an initial $5,000 delivery order under this vehicle on September 11, 2025. The Naval Supply Systems Command awarded Norshipco a $323.7 million IDIQ for repair of waterborne surface shafts, extended through May 25, 2028. Across these vehicles, Norshipco competes on firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-award-fee delivery orders, many in the $1 million to $10 million range for discrete maintenance availabilities and emergent work, alongside anchor definitive contracts exceeding $100 million.

Norshipco's subcontractor base reflects typical naval shipyard supply chains. The company engages Marine Hydraulics International, LLC as a recurring sub-contractor on USS MESA VERDE (LPD-19) Fiscal Year 2024 Selected Restricted Availability work, handling hydraulic system repairs, electrical upgrades including ground fault detection panel work, and materials procurement across multiple task orders from February 2024 through August 2025. Norshipco also subcontracts to Crowley Government Services, Inc. for drydock maintenance at Arundel Drydock, valued at an estimated $36.5 million, and to Lockheed Martin Corporation for ship integration work on array covers and components. Additional named subs on definitive contracts include Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation (air compressor and electro-mechanical systems), Bay Metals & Fabrication LLC (a veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small business providing hull, mechanical, and electrical repairs), Hyval Industries Inc. (hydraulic systems), Robbins Maritime Inc. (maritime services and tug support), and numerous small business providers for scaffolding, environmental services, surface preparation, HVAC, and equipment rental including United Rentals, Sunbelt Rentals, and Red-D-Arc.

The company also received two federal grants from Naval Sea Systems Command under the Improvement of Navy Ship Repair or Alterations Capability Program (CFDA 12.031). A $909,186 Project Grant awarded September 30, 2025, funds acquisition and installation of an MPC2000 Precision Cutting System with dual plasma and oxy-fuel torches capable of cutting and beveling steel plate up to 5 inches thick on surfaces up to 15 feet by 50 feet, with completion by May 12, 2026. A second $167,690 Project Grant awarded the same date procures an LS TB9660 Wheel Blast Machine for surface preparation of wheels, axles, and cylindrical components, replacing manual hand blasting methods across all Navy surface repair programs.

Recent activity shows concentrated growth in large awards. The source captures three awards in 2026 (as of August 24), 14 awards in 2025, and 18 awards in 2024, marking a notable increase from five awards each in 2022 and 2023. Six awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $845.8 million, representing significant recompete exposure centered on fiscal year 2025 and 2026 surface combatant and amphibious availabilities. Norshipco's entire recent award portfolio (3,502 prime awards tracked in the source) reflects 100% prime contractor posture with minimal sub-award exposure, concentrating risk and opportunity in direct Navy relationships rather than teaming arrangements.