Posted:
July 21, 2009
Military Sealift Command has awarded a contract for the operation of six vessels with the option for a seventh to 3PSC LLC. American Maritime Officers represents all licensed officers in the 3PSC fleet.
The T-AGS oceanographic survey ships operate in MSC’s Special Mission Ships Program. Six of the ships perform acoustic, biological, physical and geophysical surveys, providing much of the U.S. military’s information on the ocean environment. The seventh oceanographic survey ship collects data in coastal regions around the world.
“AMO officers have experience and a strong record of performance with these ships, but there is no way to predict the outcome of the RFP process,” said AMO National President Tom Bethel. “We welcome their return to the AMO-contracted fleet and the new jobs for our membership.”
The six ships (Lot 1) are the USNS John McDonnell, USNS Pathfinder, USNS Sumner, USNS Bowditch, USNS Bruce Heezen and USNS Mary Sears. The seventh vessel (Lot 2) is the USNS Henson.
Turnover of the ships is expected to begin in October and take place over the last calendar-year quarter of 2009. If all one-year options and award-term options are exercised, the contract could extend to March 2017.
New jobs for AMO as T-AGS contract is awarded to 3PSC LLC
Military Sealift Command has awarded a contract for the operation of six vessels with the option for a seventh to 3PSC LLC. American Maritime Officers represents all licensed officers in the 3PSC fleet.
The T-AGS oceanographic survey ships operate in MSC’s Special Mission Ships Program. Six of the ships perform acoustic, biological, physical and geophysical surveys, providing much of the U.S. military’s information on the ocean environment. The seventh oceanographic survey ship collects data in coastal regions around the world.
“AMO officers have experience and a strong record of performance with these ships, but there is no way to predict the outcome of the RFP process,” said AMO National President Tom Bethel. “We welcome their return to the AMO-contracted fleet and the new jobs for our membership.”
The six ships (Lot 1) are the USNS John McDonnell, USNS Pathfinder, USNS Sumner, USNS Bowditch, USNS Bruce Heezen and USNS Mary Sears. The seventh vessel (Lot 2) is the USNS Henson.
Turnover of the ships is expected to begin in October and take place over the last calendar-year quarter of 2009. If all one-year options and award-term options are exercised, the contract could extend to March 2017.