<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:711611901;
mso-list-template-ids:1198144856;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To whom it may concern,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing the project
<b><i>“Strengthening the capacities of Government counterparts and relevant stakeholders for increasing productivity and building climate resilient agriculture through nature-based solutions in Asia – TCP/RAS/3907”</i></b> in Viet Nam from April 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The project is targeted primarily to support to enhance agriculture productivity by minimizing the infestation of insect pests to crops through implementing novel means of crop protection. While implementing
the program, government counter Parts and farming communities will be in the fore fronts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Under the framework of this project, FAO intends to pre-qualify a group of organizations in a timely manner and potentially solicit proposals from them shortly thereafter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please refer to the Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) below for further information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://ngocentre.org.vn/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Request-of-Expression-of-Interest-EOI-on-LOA-1.pdf"><b>Request for EOI on LOA 1</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://ngocentre.org.vn/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Request-of-Expression-of-Interest-EOI-on-LOA-2.pdf"><b>Request for EOI on LOA 2</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Interested parties that pre-qualify may be requested to submit an offer that will be considered in a combined technical and financial evaluation process, and they should be ready to submit such proposal within
01 week from FAO’s notice of prequalification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All replies to or questions about this notice should be submitted as soon as possible uniquely through the following channel of communication:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">to FAO in Viet Nam via email (<a href="mailto:fao-vn@fao.org"><i>fao-vn@fao.org</i></a>) with a title of email:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Expression of Interest No. [as stated in the EoI] – TCP/RAS/3907 Project.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Your final reply to this notice should be received no later than <b>17 May, 2025</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you and best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="VI" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Quynh Nguyen</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (Ms.)<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Operations Assistant</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Green One UN House,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">No. 304, Kim Ma Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tel:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> (+84-24) 3202 0019 / 0344 173 763</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Email:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Quynh.Nguyen@fao.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">Quynh.Nguyen@fao.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Website:</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><a href="http://www.fao.org/vietnam/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4">FAO Viet Nam</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><img border="0" width="125" height="57" style="width:1.3in;height:.5916in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DBC419.080651E0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>