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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Request for proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">UNDP Vietnam seeks proposals from qualified firms/institutes/organizations to develop new National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan for Vietnam.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The overall objective of the assignment is to provide inputs for drafting and finalization of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) up to 2020, vision to
2030, which is to be submitted to the Government of Vietnam early 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB">Full solicitation documents can be obtained by visiting UNDP website (under tender section) at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black"><a href="http://www.undp.org.vn/detail/get-involved/undp-opportunities/undp-opportunities-details/?contentId=4617&languageId=1">http://www.undp.org.vn/detail/get-involved/undp-opportunities/undp-opportunities-details/?contentId=4617&languageId=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in">Proposals to be sent to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Procurement Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">UNDP Vietnam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">72 Ly Thuong Kiet Hanoi – Vietnam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Tel. 84 4 3 942 1495<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Email: <a href="mailto:procurement.vn@undp.org">
<span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">procurement.vn@undp.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Submission deadline: 17.00 hrs, 28 December 2012 (Hanoi time)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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