March. 6, 2008 - RB-M 45601 started builder's trials
March 5, 2008 - Pre-engine start tests and equipment commissionings completed on RB-M 45601
March 3, 2008 - RB-M 45601 launched at Tacoma, Wash.
Feb. 28, 2008 - Pre-delivery conference for the first RB-M (# 45601).
Feb. 25, 2008 - Delivery order issued for an additional 18 hulls.
2007
June 28, 2007 - RB-M keel-laying ceremony hosted by MMC in Seattle, Wash.
2006
Sept. 13, 2006 - RB-M PRO is established in Seattle, Wash.
Sept. 8, 2006 - Coast Guard places delivery orders for the first six Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) boats.
June 23, 2006 - Coast Guard announces contract award to MMC. Press release
2005
April 26, 2005 - The solicitation for Phase 2, the RB-M System Production Contract, is issued. Competition is limited to those vendors who successfully delivered a Phase 1 Test Boat, in accordance with the Phase 1 solicitation and an approved Justification For Other Than Full and Open Competition (JOTFOC) dated 13 May 2004. The potential offerors are:
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