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Coast Guard officials describe the OPC and PSC programs as the service\u2019s highest acquisition priorities. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $411 million per ship. The first OPC was funded in FY2018. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2021 budget requests $546 million in procurement funding for the third OPC, LLTM for the fourth, and other program costs. On October 11, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of which the Coast Guard is a part, announced that DHS had granted extraordinary contractual relief to Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) of Panama City, FL, the builder of the first four OPCs, under P.L. 85-804 as amended (50 U.S.C. 1431-1435), a law that authorizes certain federal agencies to provide certain types of extraordinary relief to contractors who are encountering difficulties in the performance of federal contracts or subcontracts relating to national defense. 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On September 15, 2016, following a competition among multiple shipyards, the Coast Guard awarded a contract with options for building up to nine OPCs to Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) of Panama City, FL. Under this plan, the Coast Guard anticipated conducting, years from now, a follow-on competition for ships 10 through 25 in the program.\nOn October 11, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of which the Coast Guard is a part, announced that DHS had granted extraordinary contractual relief to ESG under P.L. 85-804 as amended (50 U.S.C. 1431-1435), a law that authorizes certain federal agencies to provide certain types of extraordinary relief to contractors who are encountering difficulties in the performance of federal contracts or subcontracts relating to national defense. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests $60 million in procurement funding for the NSC program; this request does not include funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be less expensive and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. The first OPC was funded in FY2018. The second OPC and long lead time materials (LLTM) for the third were funded in FY2019. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests $457 million in procurement funding for the third OPC, LLTM for the fourth and fifth, and other program costs. On September 15, 2016, following a competition among multiple shipyards, the Coast Guard awarded a contract with options for building up to nine OPCs to Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) of Panama City, FL. Under this plan, the Coast Guard anticipated conducting, years from now, a follow-on competition for ships 10 through 25 in the program.\nOn October 11, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of which the Coast Guard is a part, announced that DHS had granted extraordinary contractual relief to ESG under P.L. 85-804 as amended (50 U.S.C. 1431-1435), a law that authorizes certain federal agencies to provide certain types of extraordinary relief to contractors who are encountering difficulties in the performance of federal contracts or subcontracts relating to national defense. ESG reportedly submitted a request for extraordinary relief on June 30, 2019, after ESG\u2019s shipbuilding facilities were damaged by Hurricane Michael, a hurricane that passed through the Florida panhandle on October 10, 2018. The Coast Guard announced that the contractual relief is limited to the first four hulls in the OPC program. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests $60 million in procurement funding for the NSC program; this request does not include funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be less expensive and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. The first OPC was funded in FY2018. The second OPC and long lead time materials (LLTM) for the third were funded in FY2019. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests $457 million in procurement funding for the third OPC, LLTM for the fourth and fifth, and other program costs. On September 15, 2016, following a competition among multiple shipyards, the Coast Guard awarded a contract with options for building up to nine OPCs to Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) of Panama City, FL. Under this plan, the Coast Guard anticipated conducting, years from now, a follow-on competition for ships 10 through 25 in the program.\nOn October 11, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of which the Coast Guard is a part, announced that DHS had granted extraordinary contractual relief to ESG under P.L. 85-804 as amended (50 U.S.C. 1431-1435), a law that authorizes certain federal agencies to provide certain types of extraordinary relief to contractors who are encountering difficulties in the performance of federal contracts or subcontracts relating to national defense. ESG reportedly submitted a request for extraordinary relief on June 30, 2019, after ESG\u2019s shipbuilding facilities were damaged by Hurricane Michael, a hurricane that passed through the Florida panhandle on October 10, 2018. The Coast Guard announced that the contractual relief is limited to the first four hulls in the OPC program. 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On September 15, 2016, following a competition among multiple shipyards, the Coast Guard awarded a contract with options for building up to nine OPCs to Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) of Panama City, FL. Under this plan, the Coast Guard anticipated conducting, years from now, a follow-on competition for ships 10 through 25 in the program.\nOn October 11, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of which the Coast Guard is a part, announced that DHS had granted extraordinary contractual relief to ESG under P.L. 85-804 as amended (50 U.S.C. 1431-1435), a law that authorizes certain federal agencies to provide certain types of extraordinary relief to contractors who are encountering difficulties in the performance of federal contracts or subcontracts relating to national defense. 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On September 15, 2016, following a competition among multiple shipyards, the Coast Guard awarded a contract with options for building up to nine OPCs to Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) of Panama City, FL. Under this plan, the Coast Guard anticipated conducting, years from now, a follow-on competition for ships 10 through 25 in the program.\nOn October 11, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), of which the Coast Guard is a part, announced that DHS, in close coordination with the Coast Guard, had granted extraordinary contractual relief to ESG under P.L. 85-804, a law enacted in 1958 that authorizes various federal agencies to provide certain types of extraordinary relief to contractors who are encountering difficulties in the performance of federal contracts or subcontracts relating to national defense. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests $60 million in procurement funding for the NSC program; this request does not include funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard awarded a contract with options for building up to nine OPCs to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The first OPC was funded in FY2018 and is to be delivered in 2021. The second OPC and long lead time materials (LLTM) for the third were funded in FY2019. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests $60 million in procurement funding for the NSC program; this request does not include funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard awarded a contract with options for building up to nine OPCs to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The first OPC was funded in FY2018 and is to be delivered in 2021. The second OPC and long lead time materials (LLTM) for the third were funded in FY2019. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2020 budget requests $60 million in procurement funding for the NSC program; this request does not include funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard awarded a contract with options for building up to nine OPCs to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The first OPC was funded in FY2018 and is to be delivered in 2021. The second OPC and long leadtime materials (LLTM) for the third were funded in FY2019. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $65 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program; this request does not include additional funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $391 million per ship. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding a contract with options for building up to nine ships in the class to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The first OPC was funded in FY2018 and is to be delivered in 2021. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $65 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program; this request does not include additional funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $391 million per ship. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding a contract with options for building up to nine ships in the class to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The first OPC was funded in FY2018 and is to be delivered in 2021. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $400 million in acquisition funding for the OPC program for the construction of the second OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2022) and procurement of long leadtime materials (LLTM) for the third OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2023).\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 49 aging Island-class patrol boats. FRCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $58 million per boat. A total of 50 have been funded through FY2018. The 28th was commissioned into service on July 25, 2018. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $65 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program; this request does not include additional funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $391 million per ship. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding a contract with options for building up to nine ships in the class to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The first OPC was funded in FY2018 and is to be delivered in 2021. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $400 million in acquisition funding for the OPC program for the construction of the second OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2022) and procurement of long leadtime materials (LLTM) for the third OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2023).\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 49 aging Island-class patrol boats. FRCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $58 million per boat. A total of 50 have been funded through FY2018. The 28th was commissioned into service on July 25, 2018. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $240 million in acquisition funding for the procurement of four more FRCs.\nThe NSC, OPC, and FRC programs pose several issues for Congress, including the following:\nwhether to fully or partially fund the acquisition of a 12th NSC in FY2019;\nwhether to fund the acquisition of four FRCs in FY2019, as requested, or some other number, such as six, which is the maximum number that has been acquired in some prior fiscal years;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring OPCs;\nthe procurement rate for the OPC program;\nplanned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCs, and FRCs; and\ninitial testing of the NSC.\nCongress\u2019s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42567", "sha1": "41674ce4615092911f0ac52e29cba6c93e033d4c", "filename": "files/20180803_R42567_41674ce4615092911f0ac52e29cba6c93e033d4c.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/3.png": "files/20180803_R42567_images_fb0048673cac22a3775ad5119f3f98ea9d273d6d.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/1.png": "files/20180803_R42567_images_e557113cb16b993188a6983b72efece3ef92f5c7.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/5.png": "files/20180803_R42567_images_02b7d16384bc0baea148f82647c6821cb26ddde4.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/4.png": "files/20180803_R42567_images_aab40e014ff5338b273f0a7fbe4992b2299e1b4a.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/2.png": "files/20180803_R42567_images_d187dc63cf7a38832ceff4376d5ad758b60f67ea.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/0.png": "files/20180803_R42567_images_d41755ead7e8e2294f139b088d1f5e44ef4b2be9.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42567", "sha1": "ef99bdc72bb72f621e4445c5ed90d9d92ea5f7a2", "filename": "files/20180803_R42567_ef99bdc72bb72f621e4445c5ed90d9d92ea5f7a2.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 582752, "date": "2018-07-06", "retrieved": "2018-07-13T13:03:54.704703", "title": "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard high-endurance cutters, medium-endurance cutters, and patrol craft. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $65 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program; this request does not include additional funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $391 million per ship. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding a contract with options for building up to nine ships in the class to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The first OPC was funded in FY2018 and is to be delivered in 2021. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $400 million in acquisition funding for the OPC program for the construction of the second OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2022) and procurement of long leadtime materials (LLTM) for the third OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2023).\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 49 aging Island-class patrol boats. FRCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $58 million per boat. A total of 50 have been funded through FY2018. The 27th was commissioned into service on April 20, 2018. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $240 million in acquisition funding for the procurement of four more FRCs.\nThe NSC, OPC, and FRC programs pose several issues for Congress, including the following:\nwhether to fully or partially fund the acquisition of a 12th NSC in FY2019;\nwhether to fund the acquisition of four FRCs in FY2019, as requested, or some other number, such as six, which is the maximum number that has been acquired in some prior fiscal years;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring OPCs;\nthe procurement rate for the OPC program;\nplanned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCs, and FRCs; and\ninitial testing of the NSC.\nCongress\u2019s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42567", "sha1": "b42ea0f7a62765b27f9a9056fdaad77f11272fa0", "filename": "files/20180706_R42567_b42ea0f7a62765b27f9a9056fdaad77f11272fa0.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/0.png": "files/20180706_R42567_images_d41755ead7e8e2294f139b088d1f5e44ef4b2be9.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/1.png": "files/20180706_R42567_images_e557113cb16b993188a6983b72efece3ef92f5c7.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/5.png": "files/20180706_R42567_images_02b7d16384bc0baea148f82647c6821cb26ddde4.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/4.png": "files/20180706_R42567_images_aab40e014ff5338b273f0a7fbe4992b2299e1b4a.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/2.png": "files/20180706_R42567_images_d187dc63cf7a38832ceff4376d5ad758b60f67ea.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/3.png": "files/20180706_R42567_images_fb0048673cac22a3775ad5119f3f98ea9d273d6d.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42567", "sha1": "286eb2d2122bd86e571cf2ed359b3a07b80e2ace", "filename": "files/20180706_R42567_286eb2d2122bd86e571cf2ed359b3a07b80e2ace.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 581393, "date": "2018-05-23", "retrieved": "2018-05-23T22:05:25.429101", "title": "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard high-endurance cutters, medium-endurance cutters, and patrol craft. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests a total of $705 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.\nNSCs are the Coast Guard\u2019s largest and most capable general-purpose cutters; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 12 aged Hamilton-class high-endurance cutters. NSCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $682 million per ship. Although the Coast Guard\u2019s POR calls for procuring a total of 8 NSCs to replace the 12 Hamilton-class cutters, Congress through FY2018 has funded 11 NSCs, including two (the 10th and 11th) in FY2018. Six NSCs are now in service, and the seventh, eighth, and ninth are scheduled for delivery in 2018, 2019, and 2020, respectively. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $65 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program; this request does not include additional funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $391 million per ship. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding a contract with options for building up to nine ships in the class to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The first OPC was funded in FY2018 and is to be delivered in 2021. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $400 million in acquisition funding for the OPC program for the construction of the second OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2022) and procurement of long leadtime materials (LLTM) for the third OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2023).\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 49 aging Island-class patrol boats. FRCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $58 million per boat. A total of 50 have been funded through FY2018. The 27th was commissioned into service on April 20, 2018. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $240 million in acquisition funding for the procurement of four more FRCs.\nThe NSC, OPC, and FRC programs pose several issues for Congress, including the following:\nwhether to fully or partially fund the acquisition of a 12th NSC in FY2019;\nwhether to fund the acquisition of four FRCs in FY2019, as requested, or some other number, such as six, which is the maximum number that has been acquired in some prior fiscal years;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring OPCs;\nthe procurement rate for the OPC program;\nplanned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCS, and FRCs; and\ninitial testing of the NSC.\nCongress\u2019s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42567", "sha1": "5e8299fc8f375a2233405fc343176884f9dc2b16", "filename": "files/20180523_R42567_5e8299fc8f375a2233405fc343176884f9dc2b16.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/3.png": "files/20180523_R42567_images_fb0048673cac22a3775ad5119f3f98ea9d273d6d.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/1.png": "files/20180523_R42567_images_e557113cb16b993188a6983b72efece3ef92f5c7.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/5.png": "files/20180523_R42567_images_02b7d16384bc0baea148f82647c6821cb26ddde4.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/4.png": "files/20180523_R42567_images_aab40e014ff5338b273f0a7fbe4992b2299e1b4a.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/2.png": "files/20180523_R42567_images_d187dc63cf7a38832ceff4376d5ad758b60f67ea.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/0.png": "files/20180523_R42567_images_d41755ead7e8e2294f139b088d1f5e44ef4b2be9.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42567", "sha1": "f62f95217e8f90a66c8721e2022eac13823223ed", "filename": "files/20180523_R42567_f62f95217e8f90a66c8721e2022eac13823223ed.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 580454, "date": "2018-04-20", "retrieved": "2018-05-10T10:29:43.529386", "title": "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard high-endurance cutters, medium-endurance cutters, and patrol craft. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests a total of $705 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.\nNSCs are the Coast Guard\u2019s largest and most capable general-purpose cutters; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 12 aged Hamilton-class high-endurance cutters. NSCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $695 million per ship. Although the Coast Guard\u2019s POR calls for procuring a total of 8 NSCs to replace the 12 Hamilton-class cutters, Congress through FY2018 has funded 11 NSCs, including two (the 10th and 11th) in FY2018. Six NSCs are now in service, and the seventh and eighth are scheduled for delivery in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $65 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program; this request does not include additional funding for a 12th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 29 aged medium-endurance cutters. Coast Guard officials describe the OPC program as the service\u2019s top acquisition priority. OPCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding a contract with options for building up to nine ships in the class to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The first OPC was funded in FY2018 and is to be delivered in 2021. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $400 million in acquisition funding for the OPC program for the construction of the second OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2022) and procurement of long leadtime materials (LLTM) for the third OPC (which is scheduled for delivery in 2023).\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs; they are intended to replace the Coast Guard\u2019s 49 aging Island-class patrol boats. FRCs have an estimated average procurement cost of about $65 million per boat. A total of 50 have been funded through FY2018. The 26th was commissioned into service on March 9, 2018. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2019 budget requests $240 million in acquisition funding for the procurement of four more FRCs.\nThe NSC, OPC, and FRC programs pose several issues for Congress, including the following:\nwhether to fully or partially fund the acquisition of a 12th NSC in FY2019;\nwhether to fund the acquisition of four FRCs in FY2019, as requested, or some other number, such as six, which is the maximum number that has been acquired in some prior fiscal years;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring OPCs;\nthe procurement rate for the OPC program;\nplanned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCS, and FRCs; and\ninitial testing of the NSC.\nCongress\u2019s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42567", "sha1": "7a8412a08aa4c9a817eb56a9197672a83615fcf8", "filename": "files/20180420_R42567_7a8412a08aa4c9a817eb56a9197672a83615fcf8.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/3.png": "files/20180420_R42567_images_fb0048673cac22a3775ad5119f3f98ea9d273d6d.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/1.png": "files/20180420_R42567_images_e557113cb16b993188a6983b72efece3ef92f5c7.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/5.png": "files/20180420_R42567_images_02b7d16384bc0baea148f82647c6821cb26ddde4.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/4.png": "files/20180420_R42567_images_aab40e014ff5338b273f0a7fbe4992b2299e1b4a.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/2.png": "files/20180420_R42567_images_d187dc63cf7a38832ceff4376d5ad758b60f67ea.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/0.png": "files/20180420_R42567_images_b7a86e8f8db45b3deb2b391f276fa8d19e3fa3ce.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42567", "sha1": "33fc6e2eec09090d0bd10cd638fd6127ab1705ec", "filename": "files/20180420_R42567_33fc6e2eec09090d0bd10cd638fd6127ab1705ec.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 575999, "date": "2017-11-30", "retrieved": "2017-12-05T13:59:21.494116", "title": "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests a total of $794 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.\nNSCs are the Coast Guard\u2019s largest and most capable general-purpose cutters. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $695 million per ship. The first six are now in service (the sixth was commissioned into service on April 1, 2017). The seventh, eighth, and ninth are under construction; the seventh and eighth are scheduled for delivery in 2018 and 2019, respectively. As part of its action on the Coast Guard\u2019s FY2017 budget, Congress provided $95 million for procurement of long lead time materials (LLTM) for a 10th NSC. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests $54 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program; this request does not include additional funding for a 10th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. The first OPC is to be funded in FY2018 and delivered in 2021. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding a contract with options for building up to nine ships in the class to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests $500 million in acquisition funding for the OCP program for the construction of the first OPC, procurement of LLTM for the second OPC, and certain other program costs.\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $65 million per boat. A total of 44 have been funded through FY2017. The 24th was commissioned into service on October 31, 2017. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests $240 million in acquisition funding for the procurement of four more FRCs.\nThe NSC, OPC, and FRC programs pose several issues for Congress, including the following:\nwhether to fully or partially fund the acquisition of a 10th NSC in FY2018;\nwhether to fund the acquisition of four FRCs in FY2018, as requested, or some other number, such as six, which is the maximum number that has been acquired in some prior fiscal years;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring FRCs;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring OPCs;\nthe procurement rate for the OPC program;\nplanned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCS, and FRCs;\nthe cost, design, and acquisition strategy for the OPC; and\ninitial testing of the NSC.\nCongress\u2019s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42567", "sha1": "af60c8c27f886b64cdfc0072fcbae74fea5c460d", "filename": "files/20171130_R42567_af60c8c27f886b64cdfc0072fcbae74fea5c460d.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/0.png": "files/20171130_R42567_images_b7a86e8f8db45b3deb2b391f276fa8d19e3fa3ce.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/1.png": "files/20171130_R42567_images_e557113cb16b993188a6983b72efece3ef92f5c7.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/5.png": "files/20171130_R42567_images_02b7d16384bc0baea148f82647c6821cb26ddde4.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/4.png": "files/20171130_R42567_images_495306c3e29fb78fd94d7e97e4de691233500859.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/2.png": "files/20171130_R42567_images_d187dc63cf7a38832ceff4376d5ad758b60f67ea.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/3.png": "files/20171130_R42567_images_fb0048673cac22a3775ad5119f3f98ea9d273d6d.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42567", "sha1": "506b72890d42008271b043a231ee787d46989e60", "filename": "files/20171130_R42567_506b72890d42008271b043a231ee787d46989e60.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 574875, "date": "2017-10-25", "retrieved": "2017-10-31T13:21:40.021361", "title": "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests a total of $794 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.\nNSCs are the Coast Guard\u2019s largest and most capable general-purpose cutters. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $695 million per ship. The first six are now in service (the sixth was commissioned into service on April 1, 2017). The seventh, eighth, and ninth are under construction; the seventh and eighth are scheduled for delivery in 2018 and 2019, respectively. As part of its action on the Coast Guard\u2019s FY2017 budget, Congress provided $95 million for procurement of long lead time materials (LLTM) for a 10th NSC. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests $54 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program; this request does not include additional funding for a 10th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. The first OPC is to be funded in FY2018 and delivered in 2021. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding a contract with options for building up to nine ships in the class to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests $500 million in acquisition funding for the OCP program for the construction of the first OPC, procurement of LLTM for the second OPC, and certain other program costs.\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $65 million per boat. A total of 44 have been funded through FY2017. The 23rd was commissioned into service on July 4, 2017. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests $240 million in acquisition funding for the procurement of four more FRCs.\nThe NSC, OPC, and FRC programs pose several issues for Congress, including the following:\nwhether to fully or partially fund the acquisition of a 10th NSC in FY2018;\nwhether to fund the acquisition of four FRCs in FY2018, as requested, or some other number, such as six, which is the maximum number that has been acquired in some prior fiscal years;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring FRCs;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring OPCs;\nthe procurement rate for the OPC program;\nplanned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCS, and FRCs;\nthe cost, design, and acquisition strategy for the OPC; and\ninitial testing of the NSC.\nCongress\u2019s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42567", "sha1": "fe21897d48b3b5a0d179ed6a9647d6ddd7725ebd", "filename": "files/20170815_R42567_fe21897d48b3b5a0d179ed6a9647d6ddd7725ebd.html", "images": { "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/3.png": "files/20170815_R42567_images_fb0048673cac22a3775ad5119f3f98ea9d273d6d.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/1.png": "files/20170815_R42567_images_e557113cb16b993188a6983b72efece3ef92f5c7.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/5.png": "files/20170815_R42567_images_02b7d16384bc0baea148f82647c6821cb26ddde4.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/4.png": "files/20170815_R42567_images_495306c3e29fb78fd94d7e97e4de691233500859.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/2.png": "files/20170815_R42567_images_d187dc63cf7a38832ceff4376d5ad758b60f67ea.png", "/products/Getimages/?directory=R/html/R42567_files&id=/0.png": "files/20170815_R42567_images_b7a86e8f8db45b3deb2b391f276fa8d19e3fa3ce.png" } }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42567", "sha1": "3f5f8f9fdc3bc6ec0e63991d6d4773e7ca5b2d61", "filename": "files/20170815_R42567_3f5f8f9fdc3bc6ec0e63991d6d4773e7ca5b2d61.pdf", "images": {} } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 461755, "date": "2017-06-05", "retrieved": "2017-06-16T16:05:25.352013", "title": "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests $54 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program; this request does not include additional funding for a 10th NSC.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. The first OPC is to be funded in FY2018 and delivered in 2021. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding a contract with options for building up to nine ships in the class to Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests $500 million in acquisition funding for the OCP program for the construction of the first OPC, procurement of LLTM for the second OPC, and certain other program costs.\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $65 million per boat. A total of 44 have been funded through FY2017. The 21st was commissioned into service on April 12, 2017. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2018 budget requests $240 million in acquisition funding for the procurement of four more FRCs.\nThe NSC, OPC, and FRC programs pose several issues for Congress, including the following:\nwhether to fully or partially fund the acquisition of a 10th NSC in FY2018;\nwhether to fund the acquisition of four FRCs in FY2018, as requested, or some other number, such as six, which is the maximum number that has been acquired in some prior fiscal years;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring FRCs;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring OPCs;\nplanned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCS, and FRCs;\nthe cost, design, and acquisition strategy for the OPC; and\ninitial testing of the NSC.\nCongress\u2019s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42567", "sha1": "a861fd40752c68a937094a0f721a683aef2b8df9", "filename": "files/20170605_R42567_a861fd40752c68a937094a0f721a683aef2b8df9.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42567", "sha1": "1250ad30ae2b0ea7748728d4126e94add186af32", "filename": "files/20170605_R42567_1250ad30ae2b0ea7748728d4126e94add186af32.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 461099, "date": "2017-05-12", "retrieved": "2017-05-16T14:29:51.218217", "title": "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests a total of $467 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.\nNSCs are the Coast Guard\u2019s largest and most capable general-purpose cutters. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $695 million per ship. The first five are now in service. The sixth was delivered on December 16, 2016, and was scheduled to be commissioned into service on April 1, 2017. The seventh and eighth are under construction and scheduled for delivery in 2018 and 2019, respectively. A ninth NSC, which was not requested by the Coast Guard, was funded by Congress in FY2016; the Coast Guard awarded a production contract for the ship on December 30, 2016. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $127 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program for postdelivery activities on NSCs 4 through 8, program close-out, follow-on test and evaluation, program support, and procurement of small unmanned aerial systems (sUASs) for NSCs.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. The first OPC is to be procured in FY2018. Three shipyards\u2014Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, LA, Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL, and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD/BIW) of Bath, ME\u2014were competing for the contract to build the first 9 to 11 ships in the class. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding the contract to Eastern Shipbuilding. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $100 million in acquisition funding for the OPC program for technical review of detail design (DD) deliverables and procurement of long lead time material (LLTM) for the first ship.\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $65 million per boat. A total of 38 have been funded through FY2016. The 19th was commissioned into service on November 19, 2016. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $240 million in acquisition funding for the FRC program for the construction of four more FRCs.\nThe NSC, OPC, and FRC programs pose several issues for Congress, including the following:\nwhether to fund the acquisition of a 10th NSC in FY2017;\nwhether to fund the acquisition of four FRCs in FY2017, as requested, or some other number, such as six, which was the number projected for FY2017 under the Coast Guard\u2019s FY2016 budget submission;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring FRCs;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring OPCs;\nplanned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCS, and FRCs;\nthe cost, design, and acquisition strategy for the OPC;\ninitial testing of the NSC; and\nrotational crewing of the NSC.\nCongress\u2019s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42567", "sha1": "663e280d94d367eff79d92cbcd85ddfbce13d320", "filename": "files/20170512_R42567_663e280d94d367eff79d92cbcd85ddfbce13d320.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42567", "sha1": "143e66cad0cd8f0c803db0886b6cc9059c20c04f", "filename": "files/20170512_R42567_143e66cad0cd8f0c803db0886b6cc9059c20c04f.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 459858, "date": "2017-03-20", "retrieved": "2017-03-22T18:25:51.565558", "title": "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests a total of $467 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.\nNSCs are the Coast Guard\u2019s largest and most capable general-purpose cutters. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $695 million per ship. The first five are now in service. The sixth was delivered on December 16, 2016, and was scheduled to be commissioned into service on April 1, 2017. The seventh and eighth are under construction and scheduled for delivery in 2018 and 2019, respectively. A ninth NSC, which was not requested by the Coast Guard, was funded by Congress in FY2016; the Coast Guard awarded a production contract for the ship on December 30, 2016. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $127 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program for postdelivery activities on NSCs 4 through 8, program close-out, follow-on test and evaluation, program support, and procurement of small unmanned aerial systems (sUASs) for NSCs.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. The first OPC is to be procured in FY2018. Three shipyards\u2014Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, LA, Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL, and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD/BIW) of Bath, ME\u2014were competing for the contract to build the first 9 to 11 ships in the class. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding the contract to Eastern Shipbuilding. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $240 million in acquisition funding for the FRC program for the construction of four more FRCs.\nThe NSC, OPC, and FRC programs pose several issues for Congress, including the following:\nwhether to fund the acquisition of a 10th NSC in FY2017;\nwhether to fund the acquisition of four FRCs in FY2017, as requested, or some other number, such as six, which was the number projected for FY2017 under the Coast Guard\u2019s FY2016 budget submission;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring FRCs;\nwhether to use annual or multiyear contracting for procuring OPCs;\nplanned procurement quantities for NSCs, OPCS, and FRCs;\nthe cost, design, and acquisition strategy for the OPC;\ninitial testing of the NSC; and\nrotational crewing of the NSC.\nCongress\u2019s decisions on these programs could substantially affect Coast Guard capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R42567", "sha1": "5b70ba84bd2595effa4e8d9df242e356718c80cb", "filename": "files/20170320_R42567_5b70ba84bd2595effa4e8d9df242e356718c80cb.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R42567", "sha1": "7f6d0d8e01b9944843f42db6cfdef12b8e37cec6", "filename": "files/20170320_R42567_7f6d0d8e01b9944843f42db6cfdef12b8e37cec6.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [ { "source": "IBCList", "id": 4902, "name": "Air, Land, Sea, & Projection Forces" } ] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 456413, "date": "2016-10-13", "retrieved": "2016-10-17T19:15:28.781471", "title": "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress", "summary": "The Coast Guard\u2019s acquisition program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests a total of $467 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.\nNSCs are the Coast Guard\u2019s largest and most capable general-purpose cutters. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $695 million per ship. The first five are now in service. The sixth, seventh, and eighth are under construction and scheduled for delivery in 2016, 2018, and 2019, respectively. A ninth ship in the class, which was not requested by the Coast Guard, was funded by Congress in FY2016. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $127 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program for post-delivery activities on NSCs 4 through 8, program close-out, follow-on test and evaluation, program support, and procurement of small unmanned aerial systems (sUASs) for NSCs.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. The first OPC is to be procured in FY2018. Three shipyards\u2014Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, LA, Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL, and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD/BIW) of Bath, ME\u2014were competing for the contract to build the first 9 to 11 ships in the class. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding the contract to Eastern Shipbuilding. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $100 million in acquisition funding for the OPC program for technical review of detail design (DD) deliverables and procurement of long lead time material (LLTM) for the first ship.\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $65 million per boat. A total of 38 have been funded through FY2016. The 17th was commissioned into service on May 20, 2016. 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The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests a total of $467 million in acquisition funding for the NSC, OPC, and FRC programs.\nNSCs are the Coast Guard\u2019s largest and most capable general-purpose cutters. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $695 million per ship. The first five are now in service. The sixth, seventh, and eighth are under construction and scheduled for delivery in 2016, 2018, and 2019, respectively. A ninth ship in the class, which was not requested by the Coast Guard, was funded by Congress in FY2016. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $127 million in acquisition funding for the NSC program for post-delivery activities on NSCs 4 through 8, program close-out, follow-on test and evaluation, program support, and procurement of small unmanned aerial systems (sUASs) for NSCs.\nOPCs are to be smaller, less expensive, and in some respects less capable than NSCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $421 million per ship. The first OPC is to be procured in FY2018. Three shipyards\u2014Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, LA, Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, FL, and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (GD/BIW) of Bath, ME\u2014were competing for the contract to build the first 9 to 11 ships in the class. On September 15, 2016, the Coast Guard announced that it was awarding the contract to Eastern Shipbuilding. The Coast Guard\u2019s proposed FY2017 budget requests $100 million in acquisition funding for the OPC program for technical review of detail design (DD) deliverables and procurement of long lead time material (LLTM) for the first ship.\nFRCs are considerably smaller and less expensive than OPCs. They have an estimated average procurement cost of about $65 million per boat. A total of 38 have been funded through FY2016. The 17th was commissioned into service on May 20, 2016. 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