Ship Contract Design

Abstract

This project supports development of all technical, programmatic and contractual documentation required for the acquisition of various ships in the Navy s Shipbuilding Program. The major effort is the engineering development of the technical and contractual definition of the ship's design (e.g. ship specifications and drawings), with sufficient details for the prospective shipbuilder to make a sound estimate of construction cost and schedule. It also serves as the technical definition from which the shipbuilder develops the shipbuilding detailed design and testing package required to build and test the ship. This funding also provides for Navy retention of unique ship design knowledge. It provides the Navy with a digital, ship design knowledge base, including lessons learned, required to ensure that a proper development, analysis and evaluation can be conducted of any current or future planned Navy ship. This data base will serve as the basis to evaluate and qualify any future ship design. Another area this project funds is the development of specific Navy ship criteria and standards for newly developed technologies. Additionally, as new laws are passed, new safety regulations and environmental criteria are developed and other legal/Congressional requirements identified, this project funds the translation into Navy ship design criteria and standards. This project also funds the translation of the traditional Ship Specifications into performance-based criteria, which will serve for the future acquisition of Navy Ship and 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. This project also funds the research, development, test, and evaluation of shipyard workload and resource management tools. The funding in this project unit supports Cruiser and DDG Modernization Program. Beginning in FY 2011, this project includes an increment for the DON Energy Initiative related to the DDG 51 Hybrid Electric Drive.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
1803_0604567N_5_1319_PB_2011

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Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Software Engineering.

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