<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Dear all,</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">Tender Notice: Ref 29.20: Consultancy on </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">water and energy baseline data study of the textile industry in Mekong and Dong Nai river basins</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">, WWF-Vietnam</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2pt;text-align:justify;line-height:10.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Background of consultancy assignment/ project</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WWF was one of the first International non-government organizations working in Vietnam. In 1985, WWF began working on a national conservation strategy and since then has worked closely with the Vietnamese Government on a diverse range of environmental issues and implemented field activities across the country. Find out more at </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="http://vietnam.panda.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://vietnam.panda.org/</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The project “Greening Vietnam’s textile sector through improving water management and energy sustainability” of WWF was developed to transform the textile sector in Vietnam and engage sectoral and environmental governance in order to bring social, economic and conservation benefits to the country and the entire Mekong region.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">WWF-Vietnam is seeking (a) Consultant(s) to conduct </span><span lang="VI" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">a </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">water and energy baseline study of the textile industry in the Mekong and Dong Nai river basins.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2pt;text-align:justify;line-height:10.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2pt;text-align:justify;line-height:10.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Objectives of the consultancy</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:11.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The assignment is designed to set up a database and related baseline on textile environmental impacts in the project region, in particular on water and energy use, as well as wastewater discharges. It comprises of secondary data collection on water and energy consumption, as well as wastewater treatment of textile SMEs in project targeted region; field study at a number of textile SMEs to conduct water and energy audit; and primary survey at selected community most affected by textile clusters.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Key requirements</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-m4304144301742285103msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:13.2pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Perform by a group of consultants</span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-m4304144301742285103default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Excellent knowledge and experience of working with Vietnam textile sector in general and sustainability aspect in specific;</span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-m4304144301742285103default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Very familiar with the environmental dimension of the textile sector (i.e. water, energy, chemical and waste and wastewater management);</span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-m4304144301742285103default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Excellent experience in working with relevant departments at the ministerial and municipal level on environmental and water resource management in order to access to the secondary data on the water/energy use of enterprises;</span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-m4304144301742285103default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Experience working with research, primary and secondary data collection and other relevant professionals;</span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-m4304144301742285103default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Extensive knowledge and expertise in CSOs engagement, water quality assessment, environmental assessment, etc.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><i><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:13.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(Please see attached Request for Proposals for more details)</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-m4304144301742285103default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Proposal format</span></b></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt">      </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Proposal Cover Letter signed by a person authorized to sign on behalf of the Consultant</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt">      </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Summary of relevant experience and projects</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt">      </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Technical Approach/Proposal for completing the deliverables</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt">      </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Personnel information</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7pt">      </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Work plan</span><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-msolistparagraph" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&quot;.VnTime&quot;,sans-serif">6.</span><span style="font-size:7pt">      </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Financial proposal</span><span style="font-family:&quot;.VnTime&quot;,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><i><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:13.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-m4304144301742285103default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> How to apply</span></b></p><p class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-default" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,9,9)">Interested consultants are kindly requested to send technical and financial proposals </span><strong><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">via email </span></strong><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:procurement@wwf.org.vn" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">procurement@wwf.org.vn</span></b></a></span><span class="gmail-m_-4045028929073553759gmail-msohyperlink"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> and </span></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,9,9)">clearly indicate subject: <i>“Ref 29.20: </i></span><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Consultancy to conduct water and energy baseline data study of the textile industry”</span></i><span style="color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:19.5px"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,9,9);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Deadline for submission is 10 AM</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in"> 23^rd April 2020, Hanoi time.</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:22px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;line-height:19.5px"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,9,9)">Late bids will be declared invalid.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:22px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.65pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“WWF is an equal opportunity employer and committed to having a diverse workforce.”</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#444444" face="georgia, serif" size="1">Nguyen Thuy (Ms.)</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#444444" face="georgia, serif" size="1">Admin and Procurement Officer</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#444444" face="georgia, serif" size="1">WWF-Vietnam </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#444444" face="georgia, serif" size="1">Add: #6, Lane 18 Nguyen Co Thach Str., Nam Tu Liem Dist, Hanoi</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1"><span style="color:black">Tel: +84  </span><span lang="VI" style="color:black">28 3932 1873</span><span style="color:black"> | Fax: +84 </span><span lang="VI" style="color:black">28 3932 1874</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> | Ext: 104</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="georgia, serif" size="1"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)">Mob: +84 904 648 498</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#444444" face="georgia, serif" size="1">Email: <a href="mailto:thu.lethi@wwf.org.vn" target="_blank">thuy.nguyenthi@wwf.org.vn</a> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#444444" face="georgia, serif" size="1">Skype: Thuy Nguyen</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#444444" face="georgia, serif" size="1"><a href="http://www.vietnam.panda.org/" target="_blank">www.vietnam.panda.org</a><u> </u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/vietnamwwf" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#444444" face="georgia, serif" size="1">www.facebook.com/vietnamwwf</font></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>