{"id":25109,"date":"2026-02-18T20:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25109"},"modified":"2026-02-18T20:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:02:28","slug":"navy-issues-rfp-for-lsm-program-vessel-construction-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=25109","title":{"rendered":"Navy issues RFP for LSM program Vessel Construction Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Navy issues RFP for LSM program Vessel Construction Manager<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Following an earlier<a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/50a1329e80184e93b9f70c9b305c34fe\/view\"> Request for Information (<\/a>RFI), the U.S. Navy has now issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to oversee the acquisition of the new Medium Landing Ship (LSM). NAVSEA says that this strategy is designed to maximize commercial practices to accelerate delivery, improve cost discipline, and expand the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base, with a contract award anticipated for mid-2026.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Business as usual is over. We\u2019re streamlining oversight, leveraging commercial best practices, and using proven designs to deliver capability faster. <\/p>\n<p>The VCM model drives accountability and performance. We\u2019re delivering the ships our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USNavy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USNavy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMC<\/a> need to remain the most\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan (@SECNAV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SECNAV\/status\/2024145170506166288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For initial production, the Navy will direct the VCM to manage LSM construction at two shipyards: Bollinger Shipyards and Fincantieri Marinette Marine. Bollinger Shipyards was awarded a contract to support LSM long lead time procurement and lead ship engineering design activities in September 2025; Fincantieri will execute LSM work to build four ships. The VCM will then have the ability to decide the best strategy for awarding the remaining three ships authorized under the base contract.<\/p>\n<p>The VCM will hold the prime contract with the Navy and, in turn, issue and manage its own subcontracts directly with the shipyards. This places the VCM in direct contractual control of shipyard performance and creates a buffer that, along with a proven design, is expected to reduce cost and schedule risks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe VCM approach not only accelerates construction timelines but also strengthens our industrial base by engaging multiple shipyards,\u201d said Rear Adm. Brian Metcalf, program executive officer, ships. \u201cBy providing a mature, \u2018build-to-print\u2019 design and empowering a VCM to manage production, we are streamlining oversight for this acquisition. This approach accelerates the timeline and strengthens our industrial base, ensuring we have the capacity and expertise needed for sustained maritime advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This acquisition strategy is a key component of the Navy and Marine Corps\u2019 effort to address readiness in the Indo-Pacific and reflects a change in how the Navy traditionally contracts and oversees ship construction. Leveraging this new approach, the VCM is responsible for managing the entire construction program, from the design phase through to vessel delivery and post-delivery support.<\/p>\n<p>The VCM will manage production across multiple shipyards in parallel using proven commercial shipbuilding practices, with significantly fewer Navy personnel than a traditional shipbuilding program would require.<\/p>\n<p>The Navy will provide a mature, \u201cbuild-to-print\u201d vessel design, significantly reducing technical and schedule risks. In December 2025, the Navy and Marine Corps jointly announced Damen Naval\u2019s LST 100 \u2013 a proven, non-developmental design \u2013 would serve as the baseline to help rapidly field LSM capability (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/navy-choice-of-damen-lst-standard-design-is-part-of-major-procurement-rethink\/\">see earlier story)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NAVSEA says that the LSM will fill the capability gap between smaller, short-range landing craft and the Navy\u2019s long-duration, multi-purpose amphibious warfare ships. It is essential for the maneuver and sustainment of Marine forces, providing the critical littoral mobility required in contested environments. The program will deliver a 35-ship fleet that enhances expeditionary agility and supports the Marine Corps\u2019 concept of distributed maneuver and logistics.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/navy-issues-rfp-for-lsm-program-vessel-construction-manager\/\">Navy issues RFP for LSM program Vessel Construction Manager<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/news\/navy-issues-rfp-for-lsm-program-vessel-construction-manager\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=navy-issues-rfp-for-lsm-program-vessel-construction-manager\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy issues RFP for LSM program Vessel Construction Manager Following an earlier Request for Information (RFI), the U.S. Navy has now issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) to oversee the acquisition of the new Medium Landing Ship (LSM). 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