Kvichak Marine Industries, of Seattle, WA, recently delivered three Bridge Erection Boat (BEB) prototypes to the United States Army, Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM). Kvichak along with two other companies were chosen to construct prototype boats. Each boat is currently undergoing extensive testing and evaluations at the Army Test Center in Aberdeen, MD. The testing process will last for up to 270 days.
TACOM intends to award a contract for a fleet of approximately 440 BEB crafts to replace its existing fleet. The contract is expected to be awarded in 2012.
“ Kvichak Marine has offered a technologically advanced boat meeting TACOM’s objectives for evaluation and testing which we feel offers the best value solution .” said Tim Kolb of Kvichak . “ Once evaluations and testing are completed, Kvichak looks forward to competing for the final production contract .”
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Source: kvichak, July 22, 2011;