US Navy Awards $222.5M No-Bid Contract for Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Gridley Modernization

The U.S. Navy awarded Vigor Marine a $222.5 million sole-source contract on November 6, 2026, for the depot modernization of USS Gridley, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The firm-fixed-price award covers the labor, equipment, facilities, testing and quality assurance required for the fiscal 2027 overhaul in Seattle. The Navy expects work to finish by December 2028, and contract options could raise the total to about $232.5 million. Gridley is a Flight IIA ship, and the Navy did not specify which individual combat or engineering systems will be altered.