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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dear Sir/Madam,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">To assist the Government of Vietnam strengthening its Marine Protected Areas network and sustainable fisheries management, UNDP Vietnam Country Office, Sustainable
Development Cluster (SDC) is looking a qualified <b>National Consultant for Project Formulation on Biodiversity Conservation and Marine Protected Areas in Vietnam.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The objective of this assignment is to finalize a PIF that focuses on
</span><a name="ProjectComponent_01"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">strengthened legal institutional framework and build capacities for ecosystem-based marine biodiversity conservation and sustainable fisheries
management.</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The PIF should meet the requirements of GEF, UNDP and Government of Vietnam and related regulations/guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Procurement notice with addendums (if any) are posted on the following website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><a href="http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=16584">http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=16584</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Interested offerors are invited to submit CVs and financial proposals (following guidance in the Procurement Notice) to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Procurement Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">UNDP Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">72 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ha Noi, Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Tel. (84-4) 3 9421495<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Telefax number: (84-4) 3 9422267<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Email:
<a href="mailto:le.tuyet.sinh@undp.org">le.tuyet.sinh@undp.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Submission deadline:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">13 July 2014 (Hanoi time)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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