Conrad Shipyard, L.l.c

Conrad Shipyard, LLC is a small business subsidiary of Conrad Industries, Inc., headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana. The company specializes in maritime vessel construction, design, and repair services delivered to federal agencies, with a primary focus on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Navy. As a registered SAM.gov vendor since May 2009, Conrad Shipyard has established itself as a key supplier of specialized marine infrastructure assets, leveraging its facility in Morgan City to deliver complex maritime projects that support federal civil works missions, fleet operations, and critical inland waterway infrastructure.

Conrad Shipyard has demonstrated significant federal contracting capabilities through a diverse portfolio of prime contract awards totaling over $300 million across multiple maritime construction and repair projects. The company has successfully completed or is actively executing definitive contracts for specialized vessel construction, including a $45.83 million crane barge for the Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support lock maintenance at the Soo Locks, awarded September 29, 2025; an $8.42 million steel-hulled deck barge for the Memphis District as a landing barge supporting the Ensley Engineer Yard, awarded June 3, 2025; and a $20.3 million contract for the design and construction of tugboats for USACE Detroit District operations on the Great Lakes, awarded April 4, 2022. The company also holds a substantial $222.75 million firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command on March 15, 2022, for the design and construction of Yard Repair, Berthing, and Messing (YRBM) barges to support U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Pacific Fleet Command personnel berthing and messing operations, with an ultimate completion date of June 16, 2027. Additional definitive contracts include a $10.1 million floating dry dock for the Ensley Engineering Yard in Memphis awarded July 23, 2021; a $9.62 million spud barge awarded September 18, 2023; and a $2.31 million contract for welded steel barges awarded February 15, 2023. Conrad Shipyard also provides vessel repair services through purchase orders and blanket purchase agreement task orders, including a $1.47 million contract modification for repairs to Mooring Barge 7403 under a BPA, awarded February 24, 2025, and smaller repair contracts for the M/V Fred Lee hull repairs ($1.89 million), dry dock and painting services ($133,130), and port propulsion coupling repairs ($87,200). The vast majority of Conrad Shipyard's contract awards carry a Total Small Business set-aside designation, reflecting its status as a certified small business entity. As a subcontractor, Conrad Shipyard was awarded a deck barges subcontract through 381 Constructors, the prime contractor, on October 29, 2021. Funding has been provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers across multiple districts (Detroit, Memphis, Vicksburg, Philadelphia, Kansas City, and St. Paul), as well as by Naval Sea Systems Command.

Conrad Shipyard has received federal grant funding through the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814). On April 26, 2021, the company was awarded a $432,376 Project Grant to fund the acquisition of two Big Top portable shelters to enhance efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction at its Amelia, Louisiana facility. These capital improvements enabled Conrad Shipyard to perform ship construction activities under the grant period running from April 2021 through April 2023, directly supporting the federal objective of strengthening domestic small shipyard capabilities.

Conrad Shipyard currently holds a $20 million Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for dry dock services, awarded May 31, 2024, with a period of performance extending through May 30, 2029. This multiple-award BPA carries no set-aside designation and provides Conrad Shipyard with an indefinite delivery vehicle through which USACE can issue task orders for dry dock services across its operational requirements. The BPA serves as the underlying contract vehicle for task order calls, as evidenced by the February 24, 2025 task order for Mooring Barge 7403 repairs valued at $1.47 million. This agreement complements Conrad Shipyard's direct contracting relationship with USACE and provides the agency with a streamlined procurement mechanism for accessing the company's specialized dry dock and vessel maintenance capabilities to support federal maritime asset readiness and maintenance operations.

Conrad Shipyard operates five shipyards on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas. Conrad specializes in the construction, conversion and repair of a wide variety of steel and aluminum marine vessels. Our new construction portfolio includes push boats, escort tugs, crane barges, offshore tugs, patrol boats, crew boats, offshore supply vessels, dredges, ferries, deck barges, double hull tank barges, split hopper barges and LNG barges.