Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel (MRIV) — Missile Defense Agency

Agency

Missile Defense Agency (via MARAD VCM vehicle)

Award ID

Undisclosed

Ceiling value

Undisclosed

Vehicle

MARAD Vessel Construction Manager contract vehicle

Awarded

2026-07-01

Period of performance ends

Undisclosed

• CompanyTOTE Services LLCJacksonville, Florida ship-management and vessel-construction-management firm, part of the Saltchuk family of companies. Pioneered the third-party Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) model for US government shipbuilding; won the US Navy's first-ever VCM award for the Medium Landing Ship program in July 2026, and serves as VCM for MARAD's NSMV program.

• CompanyHanwha Philly ShipyardJones Act commercial shipyard acquired by Hanwha Group (Hanwha Ocean + Hanwha Systems) for $100M in Dec 2024; builder of the NSMV program with TOTE Services and, as of July 2026, jointly selected with TOTE to build the Missile Defense Agency's Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels.

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What is the Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel (MRIV) — Missile Defense Agency contract?

The Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel program will replace two aging tracking ships, Pacific Tracker (built 1965) and Pacific Collector (built 1970), as part of the Trump Administration's "Golden Dome for America" missile-defense initiative. TOTE Services acts as Vessel Construction Manager — the same role it holds on the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel program — while Hanwha Philly Shipyard builds the ships at its Philadelphia yard; the lead vessel, Golden Defender, is scheduled for delivery in 2030. It's a joint effort between the Department of Transportation, the Department of War, and the Missile Defense Agency; MARAD says the VCM model cuts acquisition costs by at least 50% versus traditional government acquisition.

Which agency awarded the Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel (MRIV) — Missile Defense Agency contract?

The Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel (MRIV) — Missile Defense Agency contract was awarded by Missile Defense Agency (via MARAD VCM vehicle) under a MARAD Vessel Construction Manager contract vehicle vehicle.

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