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Navy Time Charter of 'Kellie Chouest' Renewed

June 5, 2013

Kellie Chouest at Work: Photo credit Navy Mil.
Kellie Chouest at Work: Photo credit Navy Mil.

Among latest Deptartment of Defense, Navy contracts, an option for renewal of the 12-month time charter of the US-flagged surface support vessel is exercised.

Alpha Marine Services, LLC, Cut Off, La., is being issued an $8,184,030 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-12-C-2002) to exercise an option for the 12-month time charter of U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged, contractor-owned and contractor-operated surface support vessel MV Kellie Chouest. 

This vessel will be used to support 29 to 44 government personnel for up to 90 days without resupply for U.S. Navy missions.
Work will be performed at sea worldwide, and is expected to be completed by June 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and Maintenance Defense-wide funds in the amount of $8,184,030 are obligated at the time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. 

The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00033-12-C-2002).

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