That option under the firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract also includes work for the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System and Host Nation Poland, the Defense Department said Friday.
The Navy is obligating $308, 360, 317 in fiscal year 2013 shipbuilding and conversion funds at the time of award and no funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
This procurement also includes economic order quantity, advance procurement funding for production related materials for the multi-year procurement ship sets.