Avondale Alliance Awarded $7.0 Million U.S. Coast Guard Design Contract.

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1998--Avondale Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:AVDL AVDL Application Vulnerability Description Language ) today announced that the alliance headed by Avondale was one of three teams awarded a $7.0 million Phase I contract to begin the conceptual design of a program that will comprehensively upgrade the U.S. Coast Guard's aging cutters, aircraft and command and control systems.

The Avondale Deepwater Alliance includes Avondale as the prime contractor, Boeing, DAI, Inc., John J. McMullen Associates, Inc., and Raytheon Systems Company. At the conclusion of the 16 month Phase I portion of the project, the Coast Guard will have a plan for the acquisition, outfitting and maintenance of its resources within an integrated deepwater system.

After the evaluation of the Phase I proposals, the Coast Guard will move into Phase II during which time the contracting teams will refine their proposals. The Coast Guard currently plans to award the final deepwater contract in February 2002 and commence a decade long effort, valued at approximately $8.0-$10.0 billion, to replace between 30 and 40 multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose
adj.
Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software.

multipurpose
Adjective high and medium endurance cutters, fixed and rotary - wing aircraft and command, control, communications and surveillance gear.

Albert L. Bossier Bossier may refer to:

Bossier City, Louisiana
Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Pierre Bossier, French explorer for whom Bossier City and Parish are named

, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The award of this Phase I contract is indicative of the Coast Guard's confidence in the Avondale Alliance to produce an innovative plan to address its multi-mission requirements in the 21st century."

Avondale was informed of the award by its Congressional delegation including House Appropriations Committee In the United States government, the Appropriations Committee can refer to either:

the United States House Committee on Appropriations
the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Chairman Bob Livingston This article is about the politician. For the Texas musician, see Bob Livingston (musician).

Robert Linlithgow Livingston IV, better known as Bob Livingston (born April 30, 1943), is a Washington, D.C. (R-LA), William Jefferson William Jefferson can refer to more than one person.

William J. Jefferson, Louisiana Democratic congressman
Will Jefferson, English cricketer

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