Reference:       Consultancy for Development of ESG Practices Action Plan and Greenhouse Gas Inventory measurement to comply with ISO 14064:1-2018 to Secoin Building Material Corporation

Dear Interested Parties,

Vietnam Improving Private Sector Competitiveness Project (IPS-C) intends to award a subcontract for Development of ESG Practices Action Plan and Greenhouse Gas Inventory measurement to comply with ISO 14064:1-2018 to Secoin Building Material Corporation.

Background

Improving Private Sector Competitiveness (IPSC) is a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) technical assistance project and the Agency for Enterprise Development (AED) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is the project owner. The project is implemented by Deloitte Consulting LLP ('Deloitte') and runs from 2020 to 2025.

The purpose of the USAID IPSC Activity is to remove constraints and build the competitiveness of small and growing businesses (SGBs) in Vietnam, including those led by vulnerable populations. With this activity, USAID/Vietnam is supporting Vietnam’s competitiveness: vertically at the policy, market and firm level; and horizontally by working along the entire spectrum of enterprise growth models, from household businesses transforming into registered firms to small firms on the cusp of scaling up.

Summary of Activities

IPSC collaborates closely with the Government of Vietnam (GVN) counterparts, including AED. IPSC and AED develop strategies for sector selection, geographic focus, and SGB engagement, and engage a broad range of market actors across the economy that make up the SGB ecosystem, including SGBs, cooperatives, and household businesses (HBs); business chambers, associations, and business development service providers (BDSPs); GVN ministries and agencies, provincial and local administrations; and private sector consultants, training institutions, and financial institutions. Using incentives and cost-sharing with SGBs, pioneering enterprises (PEs), and other partners, IPSC builds both greater demand and supply of business development services (BDS), while improving providers’ capacity to understand and offer services desired in the marketplace.

One of IPSC’s main objectives is supporting Vietnamese enterprises to receive customised technical assistance under the overall support package 'Pioneering Enterprise (PE) Program' to create products with added value and Vietnamese intellectual property, nurturing them to become sustainable models for other SGBs to emulate and scale up proven examples. A PE is a growing Vietnamese enterprise with Vietnamese-branded products, sufficient competitiveness, the ability to lead and expand in the industry, sector and locality, strong management capacity and willingness to innovate and produce products with high added value, with the vision and objective to build a Vietnamese brand in international markets. Positioning the 'Made by Vietnam' product brand successfully in regional and international markets is a priority for PEs.

Each support package will be customised for the individual PE, depending on their situation, needs, development capacity, commitment to participate and willingness to co-invest. The support packages will focus on facilitating BDSPs and technical experts to deliver consulting services and specialised training to help enterprises strengthen their governance, management capability and strategies (including strategy development, business model refinement, brand positioning, marketing, innovation, communications and human resource development). IPSC will develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for each supporting package so PEs can quantify the results achieved and evaluate the effectiveness of the results.

Established in 1989, Secoin Building Material Corporation is one of the first private companies in Vietnam, with more than 30 years of experience in researching and manufacturing all kinds of encaustic building materials, especially brick products and art tiles made from cement. Secoin is known as the 'Conservator of traditional cement bricks' - Vietnam's oldest cement tile product since 1910. In addition to having received more than 100 prestigious awards in Vietnam and abroad, Secoin is also recognised by the Government as the 'Vietnam Value' Brand throughout the period from 2016 to now.

Offeror will support Secoin in implementing its action plan in the IPSC’s technical assistance package – Development of ESG Practices Action Plan and Greenhouse Gas Inventory measurement to comply with ISO 14064:1-2018.

Eligibility Requirements

Qualified firms must meet the following criteria to be eligible:

• A legally registered organisation in Vietnam with requisite professional experience and knowledge of greenhouse gas inventory and ESG consulting.

• Prior experience in developing and implementing successful projects and/or facilitating similar activities, in topics such as greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas inventory, ESG, green transformation and other sustainability-related topics.

• Proven track record of success in delivering similar projects in the past three years. References and examples of past work are required.

• Qualified personnel in project management and implementation.

Interested vendors should provide an Intent to Bid, expressing the intent of the vendor to submit a proposal for this requirement, by 9:00 pm Hanoi time on June 18, 2024, to Mir Waez at mwaez@deloitte.com and Tuan Tran Anh tuantran@ipsc.vn

IPS-C intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to interested vendors by June 21, 2024./.