8-K

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 28, 2011
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Louisiana	0-22303	72-1147390
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

583 Thompson Road
Houma, Louisiana 70363
 (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)



(985) 872-2100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 28, 2011, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. issued a press release announcing that, through its subsidiary Gulf Marine Fabricators, L.P., it has signed a Letter of Award for the fabrication of a hull for a Williams deep-water Gulf of Mexico project.  

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated April 28, 2011

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
		By:	/s/ Robin A. Seibert
			Robin A. Seibert
			Vice President – Finance,
			Chief Financial Officer
			and Treasurer
			(Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)
Dated:	April 28, 2011

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Receives Letter of Award for Fabrication of a Hull for Williams Deep-Water Gulf of Mexico Project

HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2011--Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) announced today, that through its subsidiary Gulf Marine Fabricators, it has signed a Letter of Award for the fabrication of a hull for a Williams deep-water Gulf of Mexico project. Revenue and man-hour backlog is included in the Company’s consolidated backlog reported when the Company announced its earnings results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms and other specialized structures used in the development and production of offshore oil and gas reserves. These structures include jackets and deck sections of fixed production platforms; hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms (such as tension leg platforms (“TLPs”)), “SPARs, FPSOs, MinDOCs,” piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and various production, compressor and utility modules, offshore living quarters, brown water towboats, other marine vessels, lift boats, tanks and barges. The Company also provides offshore interconnect pipe hook-up, inshore marine construction, manufacture and repair of pressure vessels, dry dock and marine repair services, heavy lifts such as ship integration and TLP module integration, loading and offloading of jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling rigs, TLPs, SPARs, or other similar cargo, onshore and offshore scaffolding, piping insulation services, and steel warehousing and sales.

CONTACT:
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
Kerry J. Chauvin, Chief Executive Officer, 985-872-2100
or
Robin A. Seibert, Chief Financial Officer, 985-872-2100