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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">UNDP Vietnam seeks proposals from qualified firms/institutions/organisations
</span><span lang="VI" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">to
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">support Binh Thuan and Lao Cai provinces to develop Provincial REDD+ Action Plan (PRAP).</span><span lang="VI" 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 objective of the PRAP process is to identify the most cost-effective way of investing in activities that demonstrably reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions or enhance
removals of GHG, identifying the interventions themselves and the locations where they can be implemented for maximum impact.
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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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Solicitation documents and addendums (if any) can be downloaded from the below website:<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">Submission deadline: 22 November 2015 (Hanoi time)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We look forward to receiving your proposal by deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nguyen Thi Hoang Yen<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">Procurement Associate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">304 Kim Ma Street, Ha Noi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">Tel: (+84 4) 38500100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">The UN’s global development network</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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