SOCIALISTREPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Credit 4416-VN: Vietnam ICT Development Project Ministry of Information and communications'sub-project request for expressions ofinterest Consultancy on a PKI scheme to support e-Government development and on a Proposalforthe National e-Authentication Framework 1. This request for expressions of interest follows the General ProcurementNotice for this project that appeared in Development Business No. 687 of September 30, 2006. 2.The Government of Socialist Republic of Vietnam has received a Credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the ICT DevelopmentProject, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments under the contract for consulting assignmentfor "Consultancy on a PKI scheme to support e-Government development and on a Proposal for theNational e-Authentication Framework". The ICT Development Project aims to accelerating the use of information and communication technology to(a) increase the efficiency and effectiveness of public administration, increase transparency and availability of information tostakeholders, and (b) foster private sector development, in particular by facilitating increased adoption of information andcommunication technology by small and medium enterprises. 3.The Project Management Unit established under Ministryof Information and Communications (MIC-PMU) is responsible for overall project's oversight andcoordination, and the project management, financial management and procurement aspects of the MIC related components. The overallobjective of this assignment is achievement of the project objectives including a PKI scheme for e-Government development and a proposal for the nationale-Authentication framework that must be approved by MIC leaders in principle to (1) Review international best practices and implementations for PKIscheme and national e-Authentication framework. (2) Develop an effective public key infrastructure (PKI) scheme that consist of anarchitecture, technical parameters, related policies, standards and business models for Vietnam. (3) Develop a proposal for the national e-Authentication framework thatconsists of electronic authentication principles and methodologies, electronic authentication technologies, policies, procedures,and assessment framework for electronic transactions in e-Government development and socio-economic development. Develop an outlinedesign for the electronic authentication system based on the framework, including architecture, main technical specification ofauthentication service components, and their interface specifications. (4) Develop the capacity of MIC agencies in this project to build up expertise for PKI ande-Authentication. The expected implementation period of this assignment is about 06 months and startingfrom July, 2010. 4. TheMIC-PMU now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants mustprovide information indicating that they are qualified to performthe services (core of and years in business, description ofqualification in the field of the assignments, experience in similar conditions, technical and managerial organization of the firm,general qualification and number of key staffs, so forth). Consultants may associate together in order to enhance theirqualification. 5. A consultant will be selected with the "Quality and Cost Based Selection"(QCBS) method in accordance withthe procedures set out in the World Bank's Guideline: Selection and Employment of Consultants byWorld Bank Borrowers, May 2004. 6. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from 08:00 - 16:30(Vietnam time), Monday to Friday. 7. Expression ofinterest (hardcopy) must be delivered to the address below by 14:00 on 25 November,2009 (Vietnam's time) via post office or hand delivery at PMU'soffice. A softcopy of your profile that does not excess 2MB (in MSWord or pdf format) without any pictures should be sent to us viaemail as said below. Vietnam ICT Development Project Management Unit Add: So 3, Lo 1 A, duong Trung Yen 1 - Trung Hoa# quan Cau Giay Hanoi # Vietnam Attention: Mr. VU Hai Kien, Consultant Procurement Manager
Tel:84-4-5377740/Ext 44; Fax: 84-4-5377742; E-mail: kienvh@mic.gov.vn Backup: Ms. PHAN Thi Ngoc Duyen, Procurement Officer; Tel: +84-4-5377740/Ext 41 Email: ptnduyen@mic.gov.vn
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