USAID Trade Facilitation Program
SCOPE OF WORK

Training workshop on codes, barcodes and product traceability

Proposed Personnel:      Short-term Technical Assistance (STTA)
                                      On codes, barcodes and product traceability for exporting.        
Period of Performance:   
Origin/Destination:        Da Nang City
Travel Dates:                  N/A
Activity No.                     Activity 4.8.2 (Y5WP) Support Activities for PTFC Da Nang
MEL indicator(s):   

Project Background

Under activity 4.8 – The USAID Trade Facilitation Program will focus part of its efforts in Years 3 & 4 on the six (06) selected provinces and agreed with GDVC to develop and introduce a mechanism for the GVN’s trade facilitation measures, ventures, and related activities at the provincial level.  

To improve the harmonized implementation at the provincial level of government policies and activities emanating from the NTFC’s roles and responsibilities, under activity 4.8.2, the Program has promoted the establishment of a local TF mechanism in each province to maintain the regular dialogue/consultation between key government agencies and private sector. The local TF mechanism, in each locality, will promote and organize awareness raising events and communication campaigns to advocate for the appropriate implementation of trade facilitation policy elaborated at central level.  

The local TF mechanism will facilitate the establishment of a central-provincial cooperation and communication mechanism focused on trade facilitation measures, including simplification, streamlining, reduction of specialized inspection through, among the others, the adoption of a risk-management approach, and enhancement of coordinated border management (CBM). The Program will support the development of this mechanism in close cooperation with local authorities of the six targeted provinces and in consultation with the representatives of private sector, including business associations, local customs departments, and line departments, and VCCI at the provincial level. The Program will look for innovative and alternative methods to increase awareness amongst the private sector stakeholders other than the conventional and familiar workshops.

So far, 5 out 6 provinces have set up their local TF mechanisms. For Da Nang in particularly, the respective People’s Committees issued Decision in 2021 on the setup of Da Nang, of which local Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is one of the executive agencies.

Activity Description

Upon the working discussion with the USAID TFP team, one of partners, PTFC DaNang would like to implement some capacity building activities for local authorities and businesses, which will be supported by the Program.

The activity is a Training Workshop on barcodes to facilitate the traceability of exported products which is tentatively organized in early December 2022, whose content is elaborated as below:

TIME	CONTENT
08h00 – 08h30	Registration
08h30 – 08h45	Opening Remarks Leader of PTFC DaNang/DOST DaNang Representative of USAID
08h45 – 09h30	Overview of codes andbarcodes, application of barcodes in practice and guidance on the function and usage of barcode management systems.
09h30 – 10h15	Traceabilityof goods in Vietnam - The introduction of the standard of VietNam 12850:2019 Traceability - General requirements for the traceability system.
10h15 – 10h30	Tea Break
10h30 – 11h30	Traceabilityof goods in Vietnam - The introduction of the standard of VietNam 12850:2019 Traceability – General requirements for the traceability system.(Cont.)
11h30 – 13h30	Lunch Break
13h30 – 14h30	Steps to build a  goods traceability system.
14h30 – 15h15	Enterprises share the experience of applying and deploying a practical traceability system
15h15 –15h30	Tea Break
15h30 – 16h30	Introduction of the electronic traceability system module http://txng.gov.vn
16h30 – 16h45	Introduction to DOST's survey program to select 05-10 enterprises to participate in pilot guidance on applying traceability system
16h45 – 17h00	Discussion and Q&A
17h00 – 17h15	Conclusions

 

 

 

Objectives:

• Improve and enhance the knowledge of local authorities and enterprises of Da Nang on codes, barcodes and goods traceability
• Provide information of steps to build a  goods traceability system.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

One short-term consultant will implement the following tasks:

• To produce materials in the forms of PowerPoint (a must for the presentation), Words/ Excel and others on the following topics:
• Provide information on codes and barcodes, application of barcodes in practice and guidance on the function and usage of barcode management systems)
• Guide to steps to build a goods traceability system.
• Provide situations, lessons and experiences and tips for businesses when applying and deploying a practical traceability system.
• Answers all the questions raised by local enterprises about the above subject.                                                        
• Provide responses to questions raised by participants and prepare a quick test at the training WS

Qualifications:

Ideally, the Consultant should have:

• Practical experiences involving in codes and barcodes, application of barcodes in practice
• Master's degree or higher in trade policy, international trade, business administration, or similar field.
• About 10 years of experience in codes and barcodes, application of barcodes in practice
• Good written, oral, and presentation skills in Vietnamese and English (preferable); and
• Ability to travel within Vietnam.

Reporting:

The Consultant will be required to report to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) Nguyen Hong Son ([email protected]) and the Trade Facilitation Coordinator Truong Thi Kim Anh ([email protected])

Deliverables	LOE	Tentative timeline
1.     Training Content agreed byDepartment of Science and Technology of Da Nang and the Program;		2 weeks before the training
2.     Materials in the form of PowerPoint presentations, handouts, worksheets, etc. agreed by Da NangDOST and the Program;		1 week before the training
3.     Delivery of the presentations (tentatively early December 2022)		Training course duration: 1  day Training WS in early December 2022

How to apply:

Proposals should be submitted to [email protected] no later than November 12, 2022.

1. Cover letter (no longer than 1 page)
2. CVs (see attached template); 
3. Updated USAID 1420 form (see attached template)
4. Cost proposal (See attached template)”

 

Organization: Nathan
Location:
Application deadline: 2022-11-12
Send application to: [email protected]