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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 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>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>For all organizations interested in submitting a proposal in response to <a href="http://www.mekongarcc.net/communities"><b><span style='color:blue'>RFP-MEKONG ARCC-13-02</span></b></a>, answers to questions received are currently available.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:red'>&nbsp; </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Please check the Q&amp;A on <a href="http://mekongarcc.net/sites/default/files/questions_and_answers_for_rfp-13-02_final.pdf">http://mekongarcc.net/sites/default/files/questions_and_answers_for_rfp-13-02_final.pdf</a> or in the attached PDF file. <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'>&nbsp;<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'>Note that <b>the proposals are due July 18, 2013 by 5 pm local Bangkok time</b>. We ask that proposals be submitted via <b><a href="mailto:mekonginfo@dai.com">mekonginfo@dai.com</a></b> only. Proposals received after this deadline may not be considered. <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>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>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><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (Mekong ARCC)</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br><a href="https://box305.bluehost.com:2096/3rdparty/squirrelmail/plugins/html_mail/ckeditor/www.mekongarcc.net" target="_blank" title="This external link will open in a newwindow">www.mekongarcc.net</a><br><a href="https://box305.bluehost.com:2096/3rdparty/squirrelmail/plugins/html_mail/ckeditor/www.facebook.com/MekongARCC" target="_blank" title="This external link will open in a newwindow">www.facebook.com/MekongARCC</a><br><a href="https://box305.bluehost.com:2096/3rdparty/squirrelmail/plugins/html_mail/ckeditor/www.twitter.com/MekongARCC" target="_blank" title="This external link will open in a newwindow">www.twitter.com/MekongARCC</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>