| Overview : UNDP Vietnam is seeking for 01 qualified Vietnam-based consultancy firm to provide incubation training services for selected solution winners of the Ending Plastic Pollution Challenge (EPPIC) Project. (Ref. 2-200505) The project Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge (EPPIC) seeks to reduce plastic pollution in coastal areas in Viet Nam and Thailand in 2020, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines in 2021, contributing to the achievement of SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and SDG 12 (Responsible Production and Consumption). The EPPIC project will be officially launched in June 2020. The first challenge will take place in the target localities of Ha Long Bay (Viet Nam) and Koh Samui (Thailand) in 2020. Up to 10-15 innovative solutions to fight plastic pollution will be selected for a first stage of incubation, lasting three months. At the end of the incubation stage, these solutions will compete during an EPPIC Pitch Competition in November 2020. The four most promising solutions, the EPPIC winners, will then be awarded to enter the second stage of the incubation, which will last for additional 9 months. They will also receive 17,000 USD per team in seed-funding. The selection will be based on a competitive basis and will comply with UNDP procurement regulations. Request for Proposal with enclosed TOR and evaluation criteria as well as Submission forms are attached. A pre-proposal conference will be held at 10.30 am, Tuesday 02 June 2020 at 304 Kim Ma Street, Hanoi. Participation by Bidders in this pre-proposal conference is strongly recommended. If you are able to attend this conference, please send your registration to: luu.ngoc.diep@undp.org. Submission deadline: Monday, June 15, 2020 (Hanoi time) Important Note: The offer shall be divided into 2 periods: 3 months and the rest 9 months. The first 3-month incubation programme will be contracted first, the second 9-month incubation programme will be signed at a later stage, subject to (i) detailed programme design (to be defined after the first 3-month incubation period) and the contractor s satisfactory performance for the 1st period. The proposal from firms need to include both the 3-month and 9-month incubation periods. | 
