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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
<b>01 International Consultant for LED Lighting Product Testing (ILPT).<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 the assignment is to provide technical assistance to local testing laboratories in strengthening their testing capacity (human resources, testing equipment
and facility, procedures and protocols) for LED lighting products. After improvement, these testing laboratories, in their turn, should be able to provide and improve services in testing of LED lighting products, locally produced and/or imported.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Procurement notice including TOR and evaluation criteria can be downloaded from the following website:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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=31097">http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=31097</a>
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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, financial proposals and other information following guidance in the Procurement Notice to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Procurement Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">UNDP Viet Nam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">304 Kim Ma, 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) 38500100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Direct: (+84 4) 38500200<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:nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org">nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org</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">with notification by email (without attachment) to:
<a href="mailto:procurement.vn@undp.org">procurement.vn@undp.org</a> that the bidder has submitted proposal.<b><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">UNDP will not be responsible for the missing of proposal if the bidder does not send notification email to above address.<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: 19 July 2016 (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 submission 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>
<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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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">United Nations
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">Development Programme<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A39D0">Direct: (+84 4) 38500200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">nguyen.thi.hoang.yen@undp.org</span></a><span lang="FR" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><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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