Sterling Shipyard LLC, Houston, Texas, was awarded a $13,441,198 firm-fixed-price contract to design, construct, and test an excavator barge. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Houston, Texas, with an estimated completion date of April 16, 2025. Fiscal 2023 Plant Replacement Improvement Program funds in the amount of $13,441,198 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (W912BU-23-C-0036).