USCG awards Rozema $70.9M heavy weather boat contract

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As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Rozema Boat Works Inc. of Mount Vernon, Wash., to acquire up to six second-generation special-purpose craft – heavy weather (SPC-HWX II) boats. The Coast Guard says the total potential value of the contract is $70.9 million and the first SPC-HWX II is anticipated to be completed in fiscal year 2027.

The rugged, all-aluminum boats are designed for extreme weather operations and will replace the legacy 52-foot SPC-HWX boats, which were originally commissioned in the 1950s and 1960s and officially retired in 2021.

Rozema Boat Works notes that U.K.-based naval architecture firm Camarc Design, is providing the vessel design, while Elliott Bay Design Group, of Seattle is supporting with U.S.-based engineering services and technical data compliance.

Go to this link to read the full article published by MarineLog: https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/uscg-awards-rozema-70-9m-heavy-weather-boat-contract/