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$309,561,461

Department of Transportation·Maritime Administration

to TOTE SERVICES, LLC

transportationactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2022 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2022-04-14·LATEST ACTION2026-06-15·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693JF722F000044_6938_693JF719D000002_6938
Award description

THE CONTRACTOR IS HEREBY TASKED TO DELIVER NSMV V TO THE GOVERNMENT (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT) AT A FIRM-FIXED PRICE OF $301,711,505.00. THIS DELIVERY ORDER ALSO PROVIDES AND OBLIGATES THE FUND ($301,711,505.00) FO

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Obligates $301.7M for delivery of the NSMV V maritime vessel under the ongoing TOTE Services contract begun in 2022.

Sub-sectors
vessel-constructionmaritime-shippingjones-act
Why this matters

U.S. domestic maritime capacity is critical for Alaska and Puerto Rico supply chains. This vessel investment strengthens Jones Act protections against foreign shipping competition.

Supply-chain signal

TOTE Services operates shipping routes to Alaska and Puerto Rico. New vessels expand domestic maritime capacity and reduce reliance on foreign shipping for U.S. territories.

U.S.–China competition angle

The Jones Act protects U.S. domestic maritime shipping from foreign competition. This U.S.-built vessel reinforces American maritime capacity against global competition.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-15. Cost: $0.015083.

Period of performance
Start
2022-04-14
End
2029-08-31
Status
activein 1158 days
Sources

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