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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Greetings from<b> </b>Mekong ARCC!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>DAI invites firms, non-governmental organizations, research institutions, universities and other organizations to submit proposals for the provision of support to the USAID-funded Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (Mekong ARCC) program in carrying out <b>Ecosystem and Community-Based Climate Adaptation and Resilience Building Initiatives</b> in the <b>Kien Giang Province, Vietnam</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Through this call for proposals, DAI intends to make subcontract awards to one or more implementing partners, with at least one award for activities in Vietnam. DAI will only review proposals for the targeted province. Implementing groups will carry out activities with communities that reduce vulnerability and build resilience to climate change, particularly related to community livelihoods and welfare, for approximately two and a half years. Proposed Adaptation Initiatives will have a maximum budget of US$ 200,000 per site for the entire life of project. While there is no minimum award amount, projects that are considered too small to demonstrate sufficient measurable outcomes will not receive full consideration. Awards will be made as contracts (not grants), and implementing partners will receive funds from and report to USAID’s Mekong ARCC program based in Bangkok, Thailand. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Interested groups can download bid documents from the Mekong ARCC Website: <a href="http://mekongarcc.net/communities"><span style='color:blue'>http://mekongarcc.net/communities</span></a><b>. <u>Proposals are due July 18, 2013</u></b>. </span><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue'>For any inquiries relating to the solicitation for Vietnam, please send us your questions via <a href="mailto:mekonginfo@dai.com"><span style='color:blue'>mekonginfo@dai.com</span></a> by July 3, 2013.</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Mekong ARCC Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>