摘要: |
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied protests filed against the awarding of a contract to Denver, Colo.-based Birdon America Inc. for the construction of a new fleet of Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The Coast Guard awarded the contract to Birdon America, a subsidiary of Australia-based Birdon, October 4, 2022. The total contract value of $1,187 billion is for the detailed design and construction of 27 cutters in all, 16 river buoy tenders (WLRs) and 11 inland construction tenders (WLICs). Shortly thereafter, though, two of the other companies that submitted proposals-Coden, Ala.-based Master Boat Builders (MBB) and Steiner Construction Company of Bayou La Batre, Ala.-protested Birdon's proposal and the Coast Guard's evaluation of their own proposals. |