| Overview : UNDP Vietnam is seeking for 01 qualified Vietnamese consultancy firm to provide the service for Data collection and analysis on Mercury and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in products. (Ref. 2-200701) The “Vietnam POPS and Sound Harmful Chemicals Management Project” (hereinafter referred to as “the Project”) has been endorsed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The expected project duration is 3 years. The official starting date of the project was 29 January 2016 and the expected closure date of the project, after extension, is July 29, 2020. The project is executed by Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Vietnam (MONRE) and Vietnam Environment Agency (VEA) is the project owner. The project objective is the continued reduction of environmental and health risks through POPs and harmful chemicals release reduction. This will be achieved by provision of an integrated institutional and regulatory framework covering management and reporting of POPs and harmful chemicals. This assignment is related to the analytical determination of specific POPs and Hg in a number of articles and products currently marketed in Vietnam, to understand whether these POPs and Hg are still used in manufacturing processes. Responsibility of the contractor will include the full identification (brand name, manufacturing country, composition in case of chemical mixtures) of the articles and products being analyzed, and the analytical work related to sampling and analysis in compliance with the accepted international standards for the laboratory analysis of POPs and Hg. 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 2.30 pm, Tuesday 14 July 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: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 (Hanoi time) | 
