SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Vietnam Information and Communication Technology Development Project
GENERAL PROCUREMENTNOTICE
Loan/Credit No. Cr. 4116-VN
General
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam will receive Credit from the InternationalDevelopment Association # IDA (the World Bank) in the amount of US$ 87.8 million equivalent toward the cost of the VietnamInformation and Communication Technology (ICT) Development Project, and it intends to apply the proceedsof this Credit to paymentsfor goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.
Project Components and Activities
The objectives of the Project are to assist the Borrower (a) to accelerate the use of information and communication technologyand support institutional development in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of public administration, increasetransparency and availability of information and improve public servicesdelivery to stakeholders, and (b) foster private sectordevelopment, in particular by facilitating increased adoption of information and communication technology by small and mediumenterprises.
The Project consists of the following parts, subject to such modifications thereof as the Borrower and theAssociation may agree upon from time to time to achieve such objectives: 
Part A: ICT Leadership and Modernization of theMinistry of Information and Communications 
Strengthen the capacity of MIC in the development, implementation andoversight of a national ICT strategy and policies, consisting of (1) development of E-government capability in MIC through thereview and upgrade of the infrastructure, equipment and systems of MIC and selected Department of Information andCommunications (DICs); re-engineering of the flow of government processes; and design and roll-out of electronic services; (2)development and activation of informational, interaction and transactional portals; (3) establishment of a training program, anddesign and implementation of curricula for chief information officers to accelerate the progress of ICT implementation and improveICT oversight and management; (4) development of the capacity of MIC and DIC staff to formulate and implement ICT policies andregulations; (5) development of the legal, regulatory and institutionalframework for IT and telecommunications; (6) development ofa national ICT architecture and interoperability framework for E-government.
Part B: Modernization of the General StatisticalOffice (GSO)
Carry out a program to support the implementation of the Borrower's strategic plan for the modernization andcapacity building of GSO, for purposes of improving the quality, transparency, timeliness and dissemination of socio-economic andpoverty-related data and information, consisting of (1) modernization of GSO ICT infrastructure and processes; (2)improvement inthe flow of data and statistical analyses; and (3) development and expansion of GSO Intranet and portal.
Part C: E-Government
Carry out programs to enhance the ICT environment and support the deployment of E-government services in each of: (a) Hanoi and(b) Da Nang, consisting of inter alia: (1) development of ICT strategy, policies, architecture and interoperability framework; andreview and upgrade of ICT infrastructure, equipment and systems; (2) assessment of business processes and development andimplementation of workflow solutions; (3) development and expansion of electronic gateways and cityportals; (4) implementation ofelectronic applications in selected public services, including geographic information systems, electronic procurement, business andland registration, population management; and other government services; (5) support for uptake of ICT by small and mediumenterprises through ICT transaction centers; and (6) development of human resources and awareness for ICT.
Part D: ProjectCoordination
Carry out through the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) a program to enhance the coordination of Project activities, consisting of (1) coordination of all Parts of the Project with all Project Implementation Units (PIUs); (2) liaison andcoordination with other entities of the Borrower through the National Information Technology Steering Committee on policy, legaland regulatory issues; and (3) liaison and coordination with other development partners. 
 
The Project is expectedto be completed by December 31, 2010.
ApplicableProcurement Rules and Procedures
Procurement of contracts financed by theCredit will be conducted through the procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDACredits, dated May 2004, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines. Consultingservices will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World BankBorrowers, dated May 2004.
The following large goods are intended to be procured through International Competitive Bidding(ICB) and Quality and large consulting services to be procured through Cost Based Selection (QCBS) or Quality BasedSelection (QBS)with international advertising: 
A. Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)
Project ManagementUnit
MPT0.1 Procurement Consultant
MPT0.2 Technical Advisor for Procurement
MPT2. Project Management Consultant
MIC1-1Technical advice on designing a PKI scheme to support e-government development and national e-authentication framework
MIC1-2Implement the upgrade of ROOT CA
MIC1-3 Building Test Center to evaluate IT solutions for the development of Vietname-Government
MIC1-4 Technical advice on e-Government Framework and IT Applications Standards
MIC1-5 Technical advice onsolution and implementation plan for e-document interchange system
MIC1-6 Technical advice on solution and implementation planfor integrated email system
MPT3 Consultancy on Review and Assessment of MIC and DIC's existing ICT infrastructure, future needsand deployment of e-Government in MIC and DICs
MIC2-1 Upgrade ICT infrastructure for MIC
MIC2-2 Upgrade ICT infrastructureforDICs
MIC2-3 eGateway for MIC (Phase 2 Portal)
MIC2-4 Implementation of integrated information system & three publicservices
MIC2-5 Installation of Intelligent System and Unified Communication System
MIC3-1 Consultancy on IT sectormonitoring and assessment
MIC3-3 Consultancy on Policy formulation, Capacity Building and Implementation Guidelines onIT
MOFA1 Data Center
MOFA2 E-Visa Application
B. General Statistics Office (GSO)
GSO0: Hire Procurement Specialist
GSO0-1: Local Procurement Specialist
GSO1: Vehicle
GSO2-1: Local Project Management
GSO2-2: Local FinancialManagement Consultant
GSO2-3: Technical Advisor Consultant
GSO3-1: International Project Manager
GSO3-1: InternationalProject Manager
GSO3-2: Local Training Consultant / Coordinator
GSO3-3: Local Project Manager  / Coordinator
GSO5-1: ICT Assessment, Network,   IT Architecture and Security Consultancy for GSO and VPN Pilot
GSO5-2: GSOInfrastructure Upgrade, Integrated Statistical InformationSystem and Intranet Portal (Combined with GSO5-2, GSO7-1)
GSO5-2a:GSOInformation Warehouse and Information Dissemination Portal
GSO5-3: Equipment and Software Upgrade
GSO6-1a: EnterpriseArchitecture (EA) and Meta Data Study and IT / EA Governance Support
GSO6-1b: Data Collection and Processing Solution for GSO
GSO8-1: Equipmentssupport for GSO6-1b and 2009 Census
GSO8-2: Tools support for GSO6-1b and 2009 Census
GSO8-3: GISApplication Support Mapping Administration Field Database in Vietnam
C. E-Government Hanoi
HAN1: Vehicle
HAN5a: DataCenter
HAN6a: Upgrade City Portal and Gateway
C3.3: Implementation of e-applications (Business Registration)
HAN0:Procurement Consultant
HAN0a: High Level Procurement Consultant
HAN0b: Technical Consultant
HAN2: Project ManagementConsultant
HAN3: Access Key ICT Infrastructure and Applications
HAN4: Develop strategy, raodmap and IT Archiecture andstandards
HAN9: Design ICT HR Development Master Plan and High-Level Training Program
HAN10: Contract Administration, LegalExperts
HAN0c: Individual Project Management Consultant
HAN11: Local Training Coordinator
C.E-Government Danang