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TOTE Services Awarded VCM Contract to Oversee Medium Landing Ship Construction Program
The $2.2 billion award covers Vessel Construction Management for up to eight ships and supports the Navy and Marine Corps’ planned 35-ship fleet.
- On Monday, the Navy awarded Jacksonville-based TOTE Services a $2.2 billion contract to serve as Vessel Construction Manager for the Medium Landing Ship program, overseeing construction of up to eight vessels.
- Congress directed the Navy to select a VCM to stabilize the program after a canceled 2024 procurement attempt, enabling TOTE to coordinate shipyards, suppliers, and designers directly rather than traditional fragmented management.
- TOTE will oversee subcontracts with Bollinger Shipyards for the lead vessel and Fincantieri Marinette Marine for four additional ships, utilizing a modified LST-100 Dutch-designed hull from Damen already serving international navies.
- Essential to Marine Corps operations in the Pacific, these ships support the planned 35-ship LSM fleet, filling a critical capability gap between small landing craft and the Navy's massive, expensive amphibious warships.
- Construction is expected to begin later this year with the first completed ship due to the Navy by 2029, as TOTE prepares to issue requests for proposals to qualified U.S. shipyards.
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Navy taps TOTE Services for LSM vessel construction manager
WASHINGTON — The Navy has tapped maritime company TOTE Services to serve as the vessel construction manager (VCM) for the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) program. The Navy announced the $2.2 billion contract award on Monday, and said it aims to “maximize commercial practices to accelerate delivery, improve cost discipline, and expand the U.S. shipbuilding industrial...
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