United States, Nov. 13 -- Ocean Ships, Inc., Houston, Texas, is being awarded a $68,951,226 firm, fixed-price contract (N3220525C0501) for the operation and maintenance of seven government-owned Oceanographic Survey (T-AGS) vessels: USNS Waters (T-AGS 45), USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60), USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62), USNS Henson (T-AGS 63), USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64) USNS Mary Sears (T-AGS 65) and USNS Marie Tharp (T-AGS 66). The contract contains a six-month base period and one six-month option period. The contract will be performed on a worldwide basis beginning Oct. 01, 2025, and will conclude on Sep. 30, 2026, if all options are exercised. This contract was a sole-source bridge with proposals solicited via the government point of entry and...