Sterling Shipyard LLC

Sterling Shipyard LLC, doing business as Sterling Shipyard LP, is a for-profit small business entity located in Port Neches, Texas, that specializes in the design, fabrication, and delivery of specialized barges for the U.S. federal government. The company is registered in SAM.gov and maintains an active federal vendor profile, serving primarily the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through prime contract awards totaling over $24 million across multiple barge construction projects. Sterling Shipyard demonstrates particular expertise in constructing American Bureau of Shipping-classed steel barges and related maritime infrastructure to support the Corps' civil works mission.

Through federal prime contracts awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District, Sterling Shipyard LLC has delivered a diverse portfolio of specialized barge construction services. The company was awarded three definitive firm-fixed-price contracts designated as total small business set-asides between September and December 2023. These contracts included a $2,890,470 award for the construction and delivery of two 140' x 30' x 7' steel 3-stack stop log barges with a 21-month performance period concluding in December 2024; a $14,264,287 award for planning, engineering, construction, testing, and delivery of an excavator barge with an American Bureau of Shipping classification and performance period through May 2025; and a $6,913,078 award for the design, fabrication, and delivery of four welded steel deck material barges measuring 120 feet in length and 30 feet in beam with a 2,000 pound per square foot deck loading capacity, ultimately completed in February 2026. All three contracts were performed internally by Sterling Shipyard with no major subcontractors identified, reflecting the company's vertical integration and technical capabilities in barge construction under NAICS code 336611 for ship building and repair.

Sterling Shipyard LLC has also received federal grant funding through the U.S. Maritime Administration's Assistance to Small Shipyards Grant Program. In August 2025, the company was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant (CFDA 20.814) to support the purchase of a 120x80 floating drydock, with a two-year completion timeline through August 2027. This grant program provides capital improvement funding to small shipyards with 1,200 or fewer production employees to enhance efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration for both commercial and federal government purposes. The floating drydock acquisition represents a strategic infrastructure investment that will expand Sterling Shipyard's operational capacity and technical capabilities to support its continued federal barge construction mission.