JAG Alaska wins $95.4M NOAA Oscar Dyson contract

NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson working in the Bering Sea in Alaska. [Photo: NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations/CDR Carl Rhodes]

NOAA has awarded the JAG Alaska Inc. shipyard in Seward, Alaska, a $95,408,666 contract to complete expanded upgrades and maintenance on the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson.

NOAA is working to maximize the service life of each of its vessels through long-term maintenance planning and tracking and, following the 2026 field season, the Oscar Dyson will go into a year-long maintenance period. The goal of this forward-looking maintenance is to provide up-to-date, dependable vessels for NOAA’s scientists and science partners. The agency anticipates that the Oscar Dyson will be available for service in time for the 2028 field season.

“These upgrades will help the ship continue to meet the needs of the nation in primarily Alaskan and Arctic waters well into the future,” said NOAA Corps Rear