Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded a $44.1 million modification to an existing contract from the U.S. Navy to support additional work on the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) refueling complex overhaul. The change to contract N00024-21-C-2106 is structured as a cost-plus-incentive-fee award and specifically covers supplemental tasks tied to the CVN 74 Refueling Complex Overhaul.
The modification includes a defined incentive aimed at encouraging adherence to schedule targets. Newport News Shipbuilding - the companys shipbuilding division located in Newport News, Virginia - will perform the work. According to the contract terms, all activities associated with this modification will be carried out at the Newport News facility.
Work under this modification is scheduled to conclude by October 2026. At the time of award, the Navy will obligate $15 million in fiscal 2026 shipbuilding and conversion funds toward the modification. Those funds are noted in the contract as expiring at the close of the current fiscal year.
Naval Sea Systems Command, based in Washington, D.C., is listed as the contracting activity responsible for this modification.
Below are the principal details of the contract modification and its immediate implications:
- Contract vehicle and value: Cost-plus-incentive-fee modification valued at $44.1 million to contract N00024-21-C-2106.
- Scope: Supplemental work on the CVN 74 Refueling Complex Overhaul for the USS John C. Stennis.
- Performance location and organization: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia; all work at that facility.
- Schedule: Expected completion by October 2026.
- Funding: $15 million in fiscal 2026 shipbuilding and conversion funds will be obligated at award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
- Contracting activity: Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C.
This modification adjusts the financial and scheduling parameters of ongoing work on the Stennis overhaul, incorporating explicit incentives tied to schedule performance while allocating near-term fiscal 2026 funds to support the additional tasks.