Southwest Shipyard LP,* Channelview, Texas, was awarded an $11,446,319 firm-fixed-price contract to construct and test a new deck barge. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 22, 2024. Fiscal 2022 Plant Replacement and Improvement Program funds in the amount of $11,446,319 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (W912BU-22-C-0043).