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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">To whom it may concern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">The USAID LinkSME project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), supports the Government of Vietnam (GVN) in its efforts to develop, adopt, and implement policy and regulatory
reforms to provide more favorable environment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It also works with business support organizations (BSOs) and the GVN to improve the performance of SMEs and integrate them into lead-firm supply chains. The project is implemented
by the International Executive Service Corps (<a href="http://www.iesc.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">www.iesc.org</span></a>), under a contract with USAID and an operating license issued by the People�s Aid Coordinating Committee. USAID
LinkSME Project was official approved by the Minister of the Office of the Government according to Decision No. 817/QD-VPCP dated 23 September 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">USAID LinkSME is seeking a qualified Vietnamese consulting firm or organization to develop a policy analysis guidebook and reports to support the Office of the Government/ the Administrative Procedures Control
Agency (APCA) to study business regulations, review regulatory reform plans, and propose independent reform plans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">Details are as below<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#0E101A">Request for Proposal (RFP) No. LINKSME-RFP-001-2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span style="color:#0E101A">Conduct a study to �Review and evaluate plans to reduce and simplify business regulations for several draft legal documents under the Government's legislation development program
in 2021 and 2022.�<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li style="color:#0E101A;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
Issue date: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">26 February 2021</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:#0E101A;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
Closing date: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">12 March 2021, 5:00 p.m. Hanoi time</span></strong><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;text-indent:2.25pt"><span style="color:#0E101A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">USAID Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (LinkSME) is a 5-year project implemented by International Executive Service Corps (IESC) starting from September 2018 to September 2023. Working in coordination
with the Government of Vietnam, USAID LinkSME aims to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Contribute to systemic changes in the business environment by institutionalizing regulatory, policy, and administrative procedure reforms; cutting down costs related to administrative procedure
compliance; and providing favorable conditions for SME businesses to develop;<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Improve the business relationship between Vietnamese SMEs and lead firms; and,<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0E101A;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Expand Vietnamese SMEs� capacity to integrate into regional and global supply chains.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<h1 style="margin-top:0in"><b><span style="color:#0E101A"> </span></b><span style="color:#0E101A"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">Please refer to the following link for more details for RFP: <a href="https://bit.ly/3uMg7Vl" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4A6EE0">https://bit.ly/3uMg7Vl</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">Procurement team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:#0E101A">USAID LinkSME project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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