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wiredInUSA - August 2016
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wiredInUSA - August 2016
TheNaval Facilities EngineeringCommand
(NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary
Warfare Center (EXWC) has awarded a
$15 million contract to Sound and Sea
Technology Inc (SST) to integrate and
install an underwater cable system in
support of the seismo-hydroacoustic data
acquisition system (SHDAS).
Under the contract, SST will perform
engineering tasks including installation
of the system and shore landing. SST
president Judith Meggitt remarked: “This
contract award is the result of many years
of successful support for NAVFAC EXWC
and proven performance. Our team of
ocean engineering professionals has years
of experience installing seafloor systems. It
is gratifying to be awarded this task order
for a critical national system.”
SST’s project manager, Michael Harrison,
commented: “Seafloor cables are a core
business for SST. This is the latest in a series
of successful seafloor system projects, and
we look forward to supporting this project
further.”
SST has participated in numerous other
complex ocean cable system projects
for the US navy, and for this program in
particular.
Navy cable
Image: US Navy