US Embassy Kathmandu

The Department of State US Embassy Kathmandu is a diplomatic post that executes operational contracting for facility management, logistics, and administrative support at the embassy complex and subordinate locations in Nepal. The embassy operates as a sub-agency procuring entity within the State Department's foreign service administrative infrastructure.

Contract activity at the embassy is minimal in scope and volume. Since March 2022, the embassy has awarded 14 federal contracts with a combined potential value of $171 thousand, of which the full amount has been obligated. Awards have occurred in 2022 (1 award), 2024 (2 awards), 2025 (9 awards), and 2026 (2 awards year-to-date). Two recent awards carry no reported potential value, consistent with Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or below-threshold purchase orders typical of small diplomatic posts. The most recent recorded award date is June 8, 2026.

Orient International Freight Forwarding dominates the competitive landscape, holding 8 of 14 awards ($139 thousand combined potential value) over the portfolio history. Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees account for 5 awards across separate line items ($802 thousand combined potential value), and Atlas International Relocations Pvt. LTD. holds 1 award ($27 thousand). Competitive concentration is highly fragmented when measured by award count (top prime holds 57% of awards), but the long tail of foreign vendors and the prevalence of foreign awardees reflects the operational reality of diplomatic logistics in a non-U.S. location. All 14 awards are unset-aside, consistent with the embassy's authority to procure from local sources without domestic small-business set-aside restrictions.

Recent contract opportunities focus on facility operations and embassy support functions. An RFQ for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and equipment backup modules (EBMs) closed September 21, 2026. An RFQ for spare parts for York air-cooled chillers, issued August 19, closed September 24, 2026 following an offer-date extension and line-item quantity revision. Additional current or recent solicitations include pest control services, fuel delivery, fabrication and installation of security shade structures at the Sally Port, program design for American Spaces, and a digital color copier supply and installation. All opportunities are posted exclusively to ktmcontracts@state.gov and reflect the embassy's decentralized operational contracting model. No set-asides apply to any of the current opportunities.