Crowley to carry on USN support ship maintenance
Crowley Government Services is to continue providing maintenance for T-AGOS ocean surveillance ships and T-AGM missile range instrumentation ships, under a $24.07 million contract extension from USN Military Sealift Command.
Work will be performed at sea worldwide, for completion by January 2021, on five T-AGOS ships: USNS Able; USNS Effective; USNS Loyal; USNS Impeccable; and USNS Victorious.
The T-AGM vessels included in the contract extension are USNS Howard and USNS Invincible (pictured).
The extension includes one six-month base and two six-month option periods which, if exercised, will bring the cumulative value of this contract to more than $450 million.
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