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$1,578,692,803

Department of Homeland Security·U.S. Coast Guard

to EASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP, INC.

defenseactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2014 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2014-06-17·LATEST ACTION2026-06-18·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_HSCG2314CAPC002_7008_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

OPC P&CD CONTRACT 2 REFERENCE SOLICITATION NUMBER HSCG23-12-R-OPC0001

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Modification to the 2014 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter contract with Eastern Shipbuilding, funding continued construction and delivery through mid-2027.

Sub-sectors
coast-guard-vesselsm&o-contractshipbuilding
Why this matters

The OPC is the Coast Guard's flagship modernization program; this $1.4B increment sustains production of advanced patrol vessels critical to maritime security and coastal defense.

Supply-chain signal

Ongoing demand for advanced marine propulsion, combat systems, and specialized shipyard labor; supports Gulf Coast industrial base through 2027.

U.S.–China competition angle

OPC vessels enhance U.S. maritime presence and interdict illegal activity in contested waters; counters Chinese naval expansion in Western Hemisphere.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.003037.

Period of performance
Start
2014-06-17
End
2027-12-31
Status
activein 549 days
Sources

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