The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District has a requirement for the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-2B. The Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-2B, is located in Cass County, North Dakota, and consists of a base and two (2) options. The base work consists of 1.76 miles of dam embankment, with associated borrow ditch and an adjacent drainage ditch south of CR 16. The reach includes a road crossing over the embankment at CR 16, which include box culverts for the borrow ditch with flap gated bulkheads. The CR 16 crossing also includes construction of a water line and utility conduits in the crossing. An earthen weir with a headwall, culverts, and flap gates is located at the southern end of the borrow ditch. Option 1 consists of 2.42 miles of dam embankment, with associated borrow ditch and a short section of adjacent drainage ditch on the north end of the project. The reach includes a road crossing over the embankment at 45th St. S., which include box culverts for the borrow ditch. Option 2 consists of limited grading north of CR16 and west of CR16 Reconstruction station 217+70. It is estimated that this project will be solicited in mid-November to early December 2023. The anticipated magnitude of this project will be between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project will be 237990; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a size standard of $45.0 Million. The resulting contract shall be a Firm, Fixed-Price contract. The solicitation shall be Unrestricted (full and open). The solicitation will be an Invitation for Bid (IFB). This synopsis is not a request for quotes, proposals, or bids. This is a notice that a solicitation for a competitive acquisition for the award of one firm-fixed price contract is intended to be issued via Contract Opportunities (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities) in the near future. The specifications will be detailed in the solicitation. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. This is a pre-solicitation notice, and as such, any additional information as to the size and/or scope of the project will not be available until the issuance of the IFB. No CD's or hard copies of this notice or the solicitation will be available. Offerors are responsible for checking the above listed Contract Opportunities website for any update(s) to the Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document posted at the referenced website. In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors must be registered in SAM prior to receiving an award, have an active SAM account, and have the Representations and Certifications (FAR and DFARS) sections completed prior to award. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at https://sam.gov/content/entity-landing.