≈$34.66B Navy DEFINITIVE CONTRACT N0002417C2100

U.S. Navy: ~$34.7B for Virginia-class attack-submarine long-lead material — a contract with General Dynamics Electric Boat (USAspending)

Department of the Navy ・2017-02-14 〜 2036-06-02

The U.S. Navy awarded a contract for "long lead time material" for Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines (SSN 802 and 803) to submarine builder Electric Boat (a General Dynamics company). The value is about $34.7 billion ($34,664,168,826) — among the largest DoD contracts this site has compiled.

Contract key facts

RecipientELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION
Contract value$34,664,168,826 (≈$34.66B)
BranchNavy
Awarding agencyDepartment of Defense
Awarding sub-agencyDepartment of the Navy
Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Period of performance2017-02-14 〜 2036-06-02
Contract ID (PIID)N0002417C2100

Contract scope (original)

SSN 802 AND 803 LONG LEAD TIME MATERIAL

Key points

U.S. Navy ordered long-lead material for Virginia-class attack submarines (SSN 802, 803)
Awarded to Electric Boat (a General Dynamics submarine builder)
Value ~$34.7B ($34,664,168,826), definitive contract, Feb 2017–Jun 2036
Submarines have long procurement lead times, so long-lead material is funded early

Nuclear submarines include many items — reactor components, special steel — that take years to procure. It is therefore standard to fund "long lead time material" ahead of the ship-construction contract itself, and this award is part of that framework. SSN 802 and 803 are later boats of the Virginia class.

This contract ranks among the largest federal contracts of the Department of Defense that this site has compiled, illustrating how outsized naval shipbuilding — and submarine construction in particular — is within U.S. defense spending.

Why it matters

A read on the scale of naval shipbuilding and submarine construction — the largest slice of U.S. defense procurement. Useful for defense, shipbuilding, and materials supply chains and for readers tracking the U.S. government market and security trends.

FAQ

What data is this?

A single Department of Defense (DoD) federal procurement contract recorded in "USAspending," the U.S. open government-spending dataset. The recipient, awarding component, value, and scope are public. This site is not an official U.S. government website.

Is the amount final?

It is a cumulative figure as of collection. Large defense contracts accumulate modifications over many years, so amounts change. The latest figure is available at the source, USAspending.

What is "long-lead material"?

A framework for ordering long-lead items (reactor components, special steel) ahead of the main ship-construction contract, widely used for large ships to compress schedules.

Sources (primary)

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USAspending (award details)
Contract ID (PIID)：N0002417C2100

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