The U.S. Coast Guard has tapped Virginia-based Stealth Solutions for IT modernization of the service’s Mariner Credentialing Program, or MCP, and to support the recuperation of the maritime industry and its workforce, under a $49.6 million blanket purchase agreement.
The MCP modernization highlights its commitment to supporting commerce by safeguarding ports, waterways and shipping—both physically and in cyberspace—while working to strengthen U.S. maritime leadership, the Coast Guard said Tuesday.
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Initial Navita System Order
Alongside the five-year contract award, the Coast Guard placed a $3.8 million order for Stealth Solutions to develop the first release of Navita, a new system to streamline issuance of credentials and medical certificates for U.S. merchant mariners. The system is envisioned as an automated, faster and more efficient platform that will replace the current labor-intensive manual process for issuing credentials.
Rear Adm. Wayne Arguin Jr., USCG assistant commandant for prevention policy, described Navita as a “transformative leap” toward strengthening the U.S. merchant marine workforce.
“By improving our service delivery, we are advancing the effort to restore American maritime dominance and supporting the flow of commerce vital to economic prosperity and strategic mobility through our marine transportation system,” the Coast Guard officer remarked.
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