In business since 1977, LPI Technical Services entered the ship repair and maritime engineering arena in 1996. Since then, the company has experienced steady growth in this field, earning a reputation among the Tidewater ship maintenance community for doing quality work at a fair price.

Headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, LPI has regional offices in Mayport, Florida. LPI is a privately-owned small, disadvantaged, woman-owned business. We achieved 8(a) status in 2001. Our team of more than 100 engineering, technical, logistical, and administrative professionals supports our Navy, other government, and commercial customers on the waterfront, at our Chesapeake fabrication facility, and at our customer sites. In addition, our reach has extended to Honolulu, Japan, Guam and Bahrain.

Our waterfront efforts include both equipment/systems maintenance ship repair and alteration installation. We pride ourselves on our responsiveness and professionalism, and the quality of our work. LPI is an employee-oriented company, offering competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package, and going to great lengths to ensure continuity of employment in a business arena known for workload "peaks and valleys."

Our customers' ships and craft run the gamut from harbor tugs to nuclear aircraft carriers, and include commercial liquid natural gas (LNG) carriers and Navy landing craft air cushion (LCAC). Our significant contractual efforts include engineering, technical, and industrial support of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station (NSWCCD-SSES), both Maintenance Technologies and Enabling Technologies (including Integrated Condition Assessment System (ICAS) upgrades); emergent ship repair in support of the Regional Support Group, Norfolk; LCAC repair and upgrade for Assault Craft Unit Four (ACU-4) at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base; repair of a variety of boats and craft for Port Operations, Norfolk; installation of the Collective Protection System (CPS) aboard LHA Class Ships; support of the Ship's Equipment Material Assessment Team (SEMAT) Program for SUPSHIP Portsmouth; a variety of shipboard hull, mechanical, and electrical (HM&E) work for the U. S. Coast Guard; and assistance in the conversion of two LNG carriers for Argent Marine. We were awarded an Agreement for Boat Repair (ABR) by NAVSEA in March 2004. Also in April 2004, LPI was awarded a SeaPort-e contract for all geographical zones.

In 1997, LPI and QED Systems, Inc., entered into a Mentor-Protégé agreement under the cognizance of the DoD Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Jointly we were awarded the 2003 Nunn-Perry Award for best fulfilling the intent of the Mentor-Protégé Program.

LPI's product lines have expanded to include: Ship/craft repair and maintenance; alteration prefabrication and installation; logistics support; information technology support; maintenance planning; technical documentation development; and design services. We have a full service industrial facility at our Chesapeake location, and are especially proud of our sheet metal fabrication capability, significantly expanded in 2002. We look forward to a bright future and to adding to our steadily growing list of satisfied customers.