VSD wins $6.8 million contract to refurbish, install, test Iraqi navy training systems

Posted by Courtney E. Howard

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., 7 Dec. 2011. VSD LLC won a sole source contract from Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) in Orlando, Fla., to refurbish, deliver, install, test, and providing training and contractor support for the Iraqi navy 35-meter patrol boat and 60-meter offshore support vessel training systems in Umm Qasr, Iraq. The contract also calls for one year of logistical support for Iraqi engineering students in Morgan City and Houma, La., while the boats are being built.

The total contract value is roughly $6.8 million and the performance period extends through June 2014.

VSD was involved in the original curriculum development and delivery as a subcontractor on the 35-meter project, and the prime contractor on the 60-meter project.