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<p class="MsoNormal"><span 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 style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">UNDP Vietnam seeks proposals from firms/organizations/institutions for Enhancement of a digital database and atlas of rural infrastructure for the Northern Mountainous Region
of Viet Nam.<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 specific objectives of the assignment are to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Extend the geographic coverage of the current MARD database to cover all remaining agriculturally-related rural infrastructure in the 15
northern provinces including Bắc Giang, Bắc Kạn, Cao Bằng, Hà Giang, Lạng Sơn, Thái Nguyên, Tuyên Quang, Vĩnh Phúc, Lai Châu, Điện Biên, Sơn La, Lào Cai, Yên Bái, Phú Thọ and Hòa Bình;<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Develop printed thematic atlas maps for 2 provinces which can be used by local government officers in planning, field visits and decision
making.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Strengthen the capacities of related stakeholders in the use and application of these maps through written and verbal instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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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">Request for proposal and addendums (if any) are posted on the following website:<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"><a href="http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=29417">http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=29417</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">Proposal submission deadline:
<b>6 May 2016 (Hanoi time)<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">We look forward to receiving your proposal by deadline.<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">Best regards,<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>
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