Conrad Shipyard wins $24.2 million Army deck barge contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers picked the Morgan City, Louisiana, shipbuilder to design, build and deliver a new deck barge by May 2028, drawing four bids.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers picked the Morgan City, Louisiana, shipbuilder to design, build and deliver a new deck barge by May 2028, drawing four bids.
Conrad Shipyard LLC won a $24.2 million Army contract to build and deliver a new deck barge on July 2, 2026.
The firm-fixed-price award tasks the Morgan City, Louisiana, company with finalizing engineering, constructing, testing and delivering the vessel. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $24.5 million. Bids were solicited via the internet with four received (see war.gov). Work will be performed in Morgan City, Louisiana, with an estimated completion date of May 11, 2028.
Fiscal 2026 revolving funds of $24.2 million were obligated at the time of the award. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (W912BU-26-C-A030).
Conrad Shipyard has built vessels for commercial and government clients for more than 75 years (see conradindustries.com). Parker Conrad, a shipbuilding pioneer along the Gulf of Mexico coast, founded the company in 1948, and it remains headquartered in Morgan City (see marinelink.com). The shipbuilder designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges and offshore supply vessels across five Gulf Coast shipyards in Louisiana and Texas.
This contract represents the second contract awarded to Conrad Shipyard LLC in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $53.5 million. It is also the 12th Department of Defense contract awarded in Louisiana during 2026.
While this is not the largest contract ever awarded to Conrad Shipyard LLC, whose record stands at $45,830,000, it is notable within the Army portfolio. It falls between the 2026 Army portfolio’s year-to-date minimum of $9.1 million and maximum of $8.4 billion.
This award was announced among 11 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on July 2, 2026.
This contract represents the 2nd contract awarded to Conrad Shipyard LLC, in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $53,535,496. It is also the 12th Department of Defense contract awarded in Louisiana during 2026. While this is not the largest contract ever awarded to Conrad Shipyard LLC, whose record stands at $45,830,000, it is notable within the Army portfolio. Specifically, it falls between the 2026 Army portfolio’s year-to-date minimum of $9,100,000 and maximum of $8,402,489,648. Overall, this award was announced among 11 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on July 2, 2026.
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