Program · United States · U.S. Navy
Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport
Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport · Fielded · U.S. Navy
Cost to the Government
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | ||
| R&D program totalA lifetime program R&D total was not established. Development contracts and shared program budgets are not substituted for that total. | Not established | — |
| Unit costs · 1 | ||
| EPF 16 design and construction optionOne ship; contract option excludes any separate government-furnished equipment, outfitting or lifecycle support not covered by this award. | $230.545MNominal $; stated contract or budget scope | EPF 16 contract option, May 2022 Austal · figure May 2022 |
| Quantities · 2 | ||
| Historical cumulative deliveriesDelivered EPFs as of the SAR delivery table, not current operational inventory. | 13U.S. only; stated source scope | EPF December 2022 Selected Acquisition Report U.S. Navy / DoD · figure Mar 13, 2023 · SAR |
| U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count. | Not established | — |
| Operating costs · 1 | ||
| Modeled annual O&S / shipSAR narrative uses $20.3M × 19 ships × 20 years. Historical model includes the then-planned program scope, not current actual spending. | $20.3M / yrConstant FY2008 $ | EPF December 2022 Selected Acquisition Report U.S. Navy / DoD · figure December 2022 SAR |
Program totals · 1
- R&D program totalA lifetime program R&D total was not established. Development contracts and shared program budgets are not substituted for that total.Source not recordedNot established
Unit costs · 1
- EPF 16 design and construction optionOne ship; contract option excludes any separate government-furnished equipment, outfitting or lifecycle support not covered by this award.EPF 16 contract option, May 2022 Austal · figure May 2022$230.545MNominal $; stated contract or budget scope
Quantities · 2
- Historical cumulative deliveriesDelivered EPFs as of the SAR delivery table, not current operational inventory.EPF December 2022 Selected Acquisition Report U.S. Navy / DoD · figure Mar 13, 2023 · SAR13U.S. only; stated source scope
- U.S. inventoryA current U.S. inventory was not established. Annual procurement, cumulative deliveries and production capacity are not a stockpile count.Source not recordedNot established
Operating costs · 1
- Modeled annual O&S / shipSAR narrative uses $20.3M × 19 ships × 20 years. Historical model includes the then-planned program scope, not current actual spending.EPF December 2022 Selected Acquisition Report U.S. Navy / DoD · figure December 2022 SAR$20.3M / yrConstant FY2008 $
Earlier observations · 2
Superseded estimates and prices, each in its original scope and dollar basis.
| Measure | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Program totals · 1 | ||
| EPF 16 design and construction optionOne ship; contract option excludes any separate government-furnished equipment, outfitting or lifecycle support not covered by this award. | $230.545MNominal $; stated contract or budget scope | EPF 16 contract option, May 2022 Austal · figure May 2022 |
| Operating costs · 1 | ||
| Modeled annual O&S / shipSAR narrative uses $20.3M × 19 ships × 20 years. Historical model includes the then-planned program scope, not current actual spending. | $20.3M / yrConstant FY2008 $ | EPF December 2022 Selected Acquisition Report U.S. Navy / DoD · figure December 2022 SAR |
Program totals · 1
- EPF 16 design and construction optionOne ship; contract option excludes any separate government-furnished equipment, outfitting or lifecycle support not covered by this award.EPF 16 contract option, May 2022 Austal · figure May 2022$230.545MNominal $; stated contract or budget scope
Operating costs · 1
- Modeled annual O&S / shipSAR narrative uses $20.3M × 19 ships × 20 years. Historical model includes the then-planned program scope, not current actual spending.EPF December 2022 Selected Acquisition Report U.S. Navy / DoD · figure December 2022 SAR$20.3M / yrConstant FY2008 $
Program totals span changing ship configurations
The SAR adds expeditionary medical ships to its planning quantity. Do not treat every hull in that historical 19-ship estimate as an identical Spearhead transport or a delivered ship.
Source table and narrative need different treatment
The O&S narrative explicitly identifies millions of dollars; a nearby unitized table is labeled thousands. This page uses the explicit narrative and does not reconstruct an ambiguous total.
Contracts & purchasing · 1
Ceilings, options and purchase agreements are not spending and are never added together. Obligations are under Contracts.
| Buyer → seller | Status | Value | Qty | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Navy → Austal USADetail design and construction under a fixed-price incentive contract. | EPF 16 option exercised | $230.545M | 1 | EPF 16 contract option, May 2022 Austal · figure May 2022 |
International buyers · 1
| Country | Qty | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesPurchases and program plans are not a current operational inventory. | Not verified | U.S. program customer | EPF 16 contract option, May 2022 Austal · figure Dated source snapshot |
Open research: Buyer records are selected examples, not a complete global order book. Current U.S. operational inventory was not established; dated purchases, deliveries and plans remain separate. A system-specific lifetime R&D total was not established.
What the government budgets and pays for this program, from budget justification books, appropriations, acquisition reports and contract announcements. Each figure states its dollar basis. What contractors were obligated is under Contracts.
No participants, contracts or systems recorded for this program yet.