U.S. NAVY
(Defenselink -- 9 June 2005) United States Marine, Inc., New Orleans, La., is being awarded an $18,826,099 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of three 27 meter Fast Patrol Boats (FPB), with technical data, training, and spare parts for the Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (ROPCG) under the Foreign Military Sales Program. The FPB will be constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic and conform to American Bureau of Shipping high-speed naval craft requirements. The primary mission of the FPB is to perform ROPCG operations within waters to include law enforcement, and local patrol operations. Work will be performed in New Orleans, La., and is expected to be completed by May 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-05-C-2210).