BACKGROUND

FHI 360 is a non-profit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology; creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories.

The Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) is a global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). EpiC Vietnam’s goal is to deliver efficient, affordable, results-based technical assistance and direct services while closing remaining gaps in Vietnam’s efforts to meet HIV epidemic control targets and address the global COVID-19 pandemic.

SCOPE OF WORK

The qualified individual will collaborate with EpiC to help 10 public health facilities in six provinces develop sustainability plans for EpiC-supported liquid oxygen systems including the long-term procurement of liquid oxygen using the national social health insurance (SHI) scheme. The consultant will work with EpiC’s technical experts in liquid oxygen as well as six provincial department of health’s in Ca Mau, Dak Lak, Ha Giang, Nghe An, Quang Binh, and Thanh Hoa.

Details scope of work below:

• Work with provincial authorities and project sites to provide bidding consultancy and ensure active contracts for SHI liquid oxygen supply.
• Identify risks to SHI reimbursement, contracting etc. and work with provinces to reduce risk.
• Advocate for provincial funding to cover SHI co-payments to advocate for support when provincial budgets are insufficient.
• Work with provincial and advise maintenance dossier and bidding procedure.
• Support provinces to model ongoing costs for system maintenance, staffing the system, and monitoring/maintenance costs.
• Draft sustainability plans for each site (in Vietnamese) and gain input and consensus on each site’s plan from the site and provincial authorities.
• Consolidated 10 sustainability plans into a final summary document (in English) for USAID.

Task No.	Task description	Deliverables	Due Date
1	Draft sustainability plans for each site (in Vietnamese) and gain input and consensus on each site’s plan from the site and provincial authorities.	Individual Vietnamese sustainability plan for each site	March 2024
2	Provide bidding consultancy and ensure active contracts for SHI liquid oxygen supply including documentation of future risks to SHI sustainability and mitigation plan	Active contracts for SHI liquid oxygen supply ta all 10 sites (or clear plans for post project-performance) and plan for long-term sustainability	April 2024
3	Model ongoing costs for system maintenance, staffing the system, and monitoring/ maintenance costs.	Costed models for recurring costs for each site.	April 2024
4	Advocate for provincial funding to cover SHI co-payments to advocate for support when provincial budgets are insufficient.	Provincial agreement to cover any gaps in funding for sustainability	July 2024
5	Consolidated 10 sustainability plans into a final summary document (in English) for USAID.	Final Vietnamese sustainability plans and English summary of consolidated 10 sustainability plans for USAID	July 2024

INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS 

FHI 360 is requesting quotations from qualified Vietnamese nationals.  Interested parties must submit the required documentation: 

• CV or Resume
• Cover letter explaining relevant experience working on SHI, modeling costs, working with government officials, operating under international donor regulations, and language skills
• Financial proposal in VND for required services, broken down by deliverable area and articulating the day rate

*Note: All prospective vendors must comply with the safeguarding policies of our organization. Any violations of the policies may result in immediate contract termination without liability for the organization.

APPLICATION:

Email to [email protected] by 5PM, September 10, 2023, clearly stating the subject “EpiC_Health Financing Consultant”

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Application deadline: 2023-09-10
Send application to: [email protected]