Electric Boat is expected to continue its work on components and systems to accomplish research and development tasks and prototypes and engineering development models.
The effort will be used to fully evaluate new technologies to be inserted into succeeding Virginia-class submarines.
Most of the work will be performed in Groton, Conn., and the rest in Quonset Point, R.I., Newport, R.I., and Newport News, Va. The expected completion date is November 2013.
Contract funds in the amount of $6, 300, 000 will be obligated at contract award and will not expire at the end of current fiscal year.
The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.