Implementation of Labor Law Project-Vietnam

Post Date

August 24th 2012

Application Due Date

September 30th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

NOI-9-VIETNAM

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Employment, Labor and Training

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide a public notice of the Department of Labor's (DOL) intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $1000000

Grant Description

This is a Notice of Intent Only. The US Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to provide funding for a cooperative agreement with the International Labor Organization (ILO) to continue the implementation of a labor law project in Vietnam. The overarching objective is to develop regulations for the new labor legislation consistent with International Labor Standards, educate the tripartite partners on the provisions of the laws and regulations and build their capacity to promote good industrial relations with the new provisions' application in practice. The Department of Labor's ILAB did not solicit full and open competition for this award based on the following criteria: Department of Labor Manual Series-2, Chapter 830, section 836G(3), which provides that the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded. In support of this authority, ILAB asserted that the ILO is the only organization that has the recognized authority and capacity to fulfill the intent of the Vietnam Labor Law Implementation Project, and to do so in a timely manner for the following reasons: 1) the ILO's unique stature as an international standard-setting organization with the confidence of the Vietnamese government to work on this set of sensitive labor issues; and 2) the ILO has a strong in-country presence and has made a commitment to support the DOL's funding with the rapid application of the ILO's extensive technical resources.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Labor

• Office:

  OASAM

• Agency Contact:

  Primary: Brenda J. White
  Grant Officer
  
  Alternate: James Kinslow
  Grant Officer
  
  Phone 202-693-4570

• Agency Mailing Address:

  white.brenda.j@dol.gov or kinslow.james@dol.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  white.brenda.j@dol.gov or kinslow.james@dol.gov

• More Information:

  ILAB website