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Jack Bergman Asks Military Official: How Many Amphibious Fleets Should Marine Corps Have?

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And if we can execute this year, I'm predicting we'll be up in the 60s because we'll have done the maintenance we need to to make those ships sustainable and keep them around, as you said, for the entire service life. And finally, We've introduced a $15 million contract incentive fee for two ships, the Somerset and the America. That means you have to hit that date to get $15 million. No negotiation. So the contractor is incentivized to stay on schedule and we're incentivized to help make sure we do that. (04:26–04:35)

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Asserts that a $15 million contract incentive fee has been introduced for the ships Somerset and America.

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