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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Ngan,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please kindly help to extend the following EOI to 29 November 2021 and replace the file attached in NGORC website.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fngocentre.org.vn%2Fjobs%2Fcall-eoi-landscape-assessment-lda-climate-resilient-rice-seed-mekong-delta&data=04%7C01%7Ctbuithiphuong%40snv.org%7C8fa5c50fbcee4adce93c08d99f8b069a%7C44b97030a737446183c04f575c209c43%7C0%7C0%7C637716241731034164%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2FeSbCxafMj0cRXMhh0nAIuxxs8AyHd10vge%2BoFLnBPs%3D&reserved=0">https://ngocentre.org.vn/jobs/call-eoi-landscape-assessment-lda-climate-resilient-rice-seed-mekong-delta</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks em,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thao<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Bui Thi Kim Ngan <administrator@ngocentre.org.vn>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bui Thi Phuong, Thao <tbuithiphuong@snv.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Downs, Alex <adowns@snv.org>; Nguyen Thi Bich, Thuy <tnguyenthibich@snv.org>; Nguyen Thi Hong, Nhung <nnguyenthihong@snv.org>; Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Anh <anguyenthingoc@snv.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) - Landscape Assessment (LDA) for Climate Resilient Rice Seed in the Mekong Delta<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear chị Thảo,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Em gửi nhé ạ:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fngocentre.org.vn%2Fjobs%2Fcall-eoi-landscape-assessment-lda-climate-resilient-rice-seed-mekong-delta&data=04%7C01%7Ctbuithiphuong%40snv.org%7C8fa5c50fbcee4adce93c08d99f8b069a%7C44b97030a737446183c04f575c209c43%7C0%7C0%7C637716241731034164%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2FeSbCxafMj0cRXMhh0nAIuxxs8AyHd10vge%2BoFLnBPs%3D&reserved=0">https://ngocentre.org.vn/jobs/call-eoi-landscape-assessment-lda-climate-resilient-rice-seed-mekong-delta</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">E Ngân<o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre>Bui Thi Kim Ngan (Ms.)<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Administrator<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>VUFO - NGO Resource Centre<o:p></o:p></pre>
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<pre>Building E3, Room 201<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>6 Dang Van Ngu, Dong Da<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Hanoi, Vietnam<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Phone: +84 24 3832 8570<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Email: <a href="mailto:administrator@ngocentre.org.vn" target="_blank">administrator@ngocentre.org.vn</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Web: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ngocentre.org.vn%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ctbuithiphuong%40snv.org%7C8fa5c50fbcee4adce93c08d99f8b069a%7C44b97030a737446183c04f575c209c43%7C0%7C0%7C637716241731044124%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=hOepma%2B5Vhxr5RF1r%2BsKisT60Ojbb4XS3cPiFvOxeBc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 4:06 PM Bui Thi Phuong, Thao <<a href="mailto:tbuithiphuong@snv.org">tbuithiphuong@snv.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"VAG Rounded LT Bold";color:#002060;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.6pt">Call for Expression of Interest (EOI)
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<span lang="VI" style="color:#002060;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.6pt">LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT (L</span><span style="color:#002060;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.6pt">D</span><span lang="VI" style="color:#002060;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.6pt">A)
FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT RICE SEED IN THE MEKONG DELTA</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"VAG Rounded LT Bold";color:#002060;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#002060;letter-spacing:.9pt">VINASEED and DFCD origination project</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Established in 1968 as a state enterprise under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vinaseed was privatized in November 2003. It becomes one of the leading groups in the scale of management capability, Crop Industry in financial management
and market share development in Viet Nam and growing in the region. It’s also noticed as an innovative climate business in researching, developing climate-smart agricultural products with a high yield, outstanding quality, and smart resilient rice seed to
climate impacts in the country.<o:p></o:p></p>
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The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) is managed by a pioneering consortium of Climate Fund Managers (CFM), Worldwide Fund for Nature the Netherlands (WWF-NL) and SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. DFCD provides finance and Technical Assistance
(TA) to enable, mobilize and scale private sector funding for climate-smart development in two stages, origination, and investment.
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VINASEED and DFCD agreed to implement an origination project to support the development of more climate-resilient rice seeds in the Mekong Delta, which is being undertaken by Vinaseed (Vietnam National Seeds Group JSC).
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<span style="color:#002060;letter-spacing:.9pt">Objectives of the assignment</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Objectives: preliminary assessment of Resilient Rice Seed (RRS) contribution to implementation of Resolution 120, Mekong Delta Regional Integrated Planning. Specifically, determine spatial conditions of resilient rice seed ecological conditions that’s able
to adapt to Climate scenarios (GIS, RS) in the MKD for scaling up this model in the landscape.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#002060;letter-spacing:.9pt">Tasks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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The following tasks are to be performed under the guidance and supervision of VINASEED’s designated staff<span style="color:#0070C0">
</span>and SNV’s DFCD Vietnam country project manager and environmental social specialist.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt">The following tasks should also be undertaken in consideration of and coordination with other relevant studies Policy assessment (PA), Preliminary Environmental Social Assessment (PESA),
and related stakeholders during December 2021 – September 2022 with estimated 40-60 days of the team members:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Reviewing of existing studies, landscape assessment of rice varieties in the region, existing regulations and policy related to resolution 120/VNG;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-m-5189783989635640866msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-GB">Identifying visual estimation (by GIS, remote sensing) of Eco-physiological distribution of climate resilient rice varieties without deteriorating the natural resource base in current and the predicted climate scenarios of the MKD. It’ll
include a BAU of normal rice for baseline comparation.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-m-5189783989635640866msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-GB">Estimating spatial distribution and priority areas of climate RRS development map in the ecological/hydrological zones and other social-economic, sustainable conditions under different climate scenarios in the MKD.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-m-5189783989635640866msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-GB">In collaboration with policy assessment (PA), PESA to map and justify for priority needs and recommendations to Mekong Delta Regional Integrated Planning, resolution 120.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="gmail-m-5189783989635640866msolistparagraph" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-GB">Presenting, training (workshop) about the assessment and recommendations to multiple stakeholders</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">For more details on the Expression of Interest process, submission requirements, and evaluation details, please see corresponding sections below</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Interested organisations/ consultant teams/ individuals should submit the EOIs with following information/ documents via
<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmrtr.io%2F74-6P&data=04%7C01%7Ctbuithiphuong%40snv.org%7C8fa5c50fbcee4adce93c08d99f8b069a%7C44b97030a737446183c04f575c209c43%7C0%7C0%7C637716241731044124%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=cXcxIKZFt7Lf3NP9bF2p2LuHPccNIxUUFGRGBE%2FVQ%2F8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">1.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</span><span lang="EN-GB">The applicant’s experience & knowledge on GIS RS, agriculture/environmental/ecological, anthropology, international development, or other relevant fields (Master’s degree); at least 5 years of proven experience in performance of similar
assignments; and relation with LDA in agriculture transforming and integrated planning; strong network relationship with policy makers, national/ sub-national stakeholders, scientific institutes supporting/ working for the MKD; Good communication and engagement
skills and demonstrated ability to facilitate strategic training/consulting/communicating with a multi-stakeholder environment from small households to national levels, and media community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB">EOIs are due <b>17:00 on November 17, 2021</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">VINASEED will review all Expressions of Interest received in accordance with the guidelines and criteria in this solicitation. VINASEED reserves the right to exclude any EOIs that do not meet the guidelines. Please note
that VINASEED is unable to provide detailed feedback to those EOIs that are not selected.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Step 1: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">VINASEED will shortlist selected EOIs, and unsuccessful respondents will be notified. Successful applicants will be contacted by VINASEED.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">Step 2: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:black">VINASEED will release Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the specific activities and contract with the selected organizations/ consultants.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0in;line-height:16.0pt"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Protection of Information</span></u><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<span class="gmail-m-5189783989635640866gmail-m-5880337401002237705nospacingchar"><span style="color:black">We request that Expressions of Interest responses be free of any intellectual property that the applicant wishes to protect. Should offerors wish to
include proprietary intellectual property that they believe would be helpful for SNV Vietnam, please note the proprietary nature of such information. Costing information will be kept confidential and will not be shared beyond VINASEED.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="gmail-m-5189783989635640866gmail-m-5880337401002237705nospacingchar"><i><span style="color:black">Issuance of this EOI does not constitute a commitment, award, or engagement on the part of Vinaseed nor does it commit Vinaseed to any future commitment
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<span class="gmail-m-5189783989635640866gmail-m-5880337401002237705nospacingchar"><i><span style="color:black">Note: Vinaseed reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement in the EOI/or solicitation process at any time.
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<b><i><u><span lang="EN-GB">The applicant needs to complete the Advanced Due Diligence Framework in the Annex attached to application.</span></u></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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