United States, March 13 -- Gibbs & Cox Inc., Arlington, Virginia, is awarded a $30,699,293 cost-plus-award-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-2313) to exercise options for surface combatant ship design and engineering efforts for the U.S. Navy's future surface combatant force, as well as other emerging ship concepts, and feasibility studies as part of supporting the broader Navy fleet. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C. (60%); Arlington, Virginia (35%); and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5%), and is expected to be completed by February 2027. Fiscal year 2025 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,852,465 will be obligated at time of award and will ...