PORTSMOUTH, R.I., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- An industry team led by
Raytheon's Naval & Maritime Integrated Systems (N&MIS) business unit has been
awarded a competitively procured contract to produce Small Unit Riverine Craft
(SURC) for the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The Raytheon team will produce up to
100 SURCs, with a nominal contract value of $30 million and a potential
contract value of up to $60 million.
SURC will provide the USMC with a combat craft capable of transporting a
13-man infantry squad primarily in support of operations on inland waterways
as well as in a variety of conditions on the open sea. Procured as a
commercial item, the Marine Corps team used performance-based acquisition
practices and an innovative strategy that reduced the procurement cycle time
to less than six months.
The Raytheon team includes Safe Boats International of Port Orchard,
Wash., and Boat Master of Fort Myers, Fla. Safe Boats will design and
manufacture the craft at its Port Orchard, Wash. facility using patented and
state-of-the-art techniques. Boat Master will manufacture specially designed
trailers that meet the multiple SURC requirements. SURC operations and
maintenance will take place at Camp Lejeune.
"The Marine Corps is getting the best boat and the best support package on
this program," said Major Alan Greenwood, USMC, project manager, Marine Corps
Systems Command. "The Raytheon-Safe Boats SURC will change the way the USMC
conducts future boat operations in the littorals."
Under the contract, the Raytheon team will design, develop and manufacture
the new craft and then provide worldwide logistics support for the SURCs.
Raytheon will manage the program from its offices in Poulsbo, Wash., with
additional operations with the USMC at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and in Norfolk, Va.
"This is truly a significant win for Raytheon," said Dan Smith, N&MIS vice
president and general manager. "It enables us to build on our partnership with
the USMC to bring Raytheon technology and expertise to a new class of USMC
vessels."
N&MIS is a premier supplier of integrated naval systems worldwide and has
operations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, California, Hawaii and Washington
State in the U.S., as well as in Australia. For more information about N&MIS,
visit http://www.raytheon.com/systems_integration/
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a
global technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics,
and business and special mission aircraft.
Contact:
Chuck Larrabee
401.842.3009
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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