Ship Contract Design/ Live Fire T&E

Abstract

This Program Element (PE) directly supports the Navy's Shipbuilding Plan by providing for the development of engineering, programmatic and acquisition documentation including ship specifications (including performance specifications) and contractual documentation associated with acquisition of Navy ships. This PE also supports the Congressionally mandated Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) program for new ship designs. Contract Design has traditionally been the engineering development of the technical and contractual definition of the ship design (including ship specifications and drawings) to a level of detail sufficient for shipbuilders to make a sound estimate of the construction cost and schedule. Additionally, the contract design package developed under this PE has provided the technical baseline from which the Navy selects the shipbuilder who then develops the detail design package required to support the construction and eventual delivery of the ship. This PE also supports the development of design methodologies/tools which facilitate and optimize the transition from ship design documents to efficient production of new ships and ship conversions, and supports engineering planning and ship affordability studies. Under Acquisition Reform for new design ships, traditional distinct phasing of the design process has been replaced with a continuous concurrent engineering Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) process extending through and after contract award. This serves to maintain the focus of multi-discipline teams consisting of the government, shipbuilder, system programs, and suppliers. Government/Industry Integrated Product Team(s) (IPTs) will utilize the IPPD process to develop the design in an Integrated Product and Data Environment (IPDE). The design approach is part of an acquisition strategy that is based on commercial practices and incorporates a phased technical definition. CVN 78 Class efforts consisting of Project Units 3179, 3108 and 4007 were moved to PE 0604112N / Project Unit 2208 in FY 2024 and later, enabling Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) transparency of the CVN 78 Class.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
0604567N_5_1319_PB_2024
Change Summary Explanation
FY 24 PROJ PU 1803: Reduced (-$1.2M) due to Program Adjustments FY 24 PROJ PU 2465: Increased (+$13.5M) for LHA 8 testing efforts and reduced (-$1M) due to Program Adjustments; Net adjustment (+12.5M) FY 24 PROJ PU 3108/3179/4007: Transfer from PE 0604567N in FY 2024 and later to PE 0604112N PU 2208 (-$40.1M) FY 24 PROJ PU 3108/3179/4007: Program Adjustments (-$6.9M)
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Assault Ships
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cvn-79 Uss John F. Kennedy
  • Ford-Class
  • Lessons Learned
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Uninterruptible Power Supplies
  • Uss Gerald R. Ford

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Software Engineering

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