Back to news
9 Feb 2024 | Announcements

Request For Proposal (RFP) for Trekking Agency Services

1 min Read

70% Complete
Photo: Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD.

download pdf

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a regional intergovernmental learning and knowledge sharing centre serving the eight countries of the Hindu Kush Himalaya – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – and is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.

ICIMOD undertakes fieldwork at high altitudes, installing and maintaining meteorological and hydrological instruments and conducts glaciological measurements in Nepal. The field expeditions are typically carried out in spring and autumn every year but are also organised at other times. Potential field sites include glaciers in Langtang Valley, Hidden Valley in Lower Mustang, Ponkar Glacier in Manang, and Solukhumbu in Nepal.

ICIMOD invites registered and qualified trekking agencies in Nepal to submit proposals for the facilitation of the ICIMOD field expeditions to the mentioned sites for a two-year period under a framework agreement. The RFP document, outlining the proposal submission procedure and other details, is available from ICIMOD upon payment of NPR 2,000 (non-refundable) between 2–4 pm from Monday–Friday.

The filled in RFP should include technical and financial offers in two separate sealed envelopes. These envelopes should be packaged and sealed within one outer envelope, addressed to ICIMOD, Khumaltar, Lalitpur and marked as ‘RFP for Trekking Agency Service’. The completed RFP must be submitted to the ICIMOD Procurement Office by 29 Feb 2024, 4 pm.

ICIMOD reserves the right to accept or reject any or all RFP offers without providing any reason whatsoever.


ICIMOD, Procurement Office, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Phone No. 5275222, Ext: 507 /604

15 Aug 2023 GRAPE
Call for proposals: Action research for the Green Resilient Agricultural Productive Ecosystems (GRAPE) Field of Action (FA) 2 Project

TERMS OF REFERENCE (2nd Call for proposal) Project title Green Resilient Agricultural Productive Ecosystems (GRAPE) Field ...

7 Dec 2023 Announcements
Invitation for bids: Metal fabricator suppliers

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is currently requiring metal poles to be fabricated as per the specified design. ...

9 Oct 2024 Announcements
Request for Proposal for Consultancy Services for Preparation of Detailed Feasibility Study Report (DFS) and Technical Bid Documents for Solar Irrigation Water Pumping Projects, Bhutan

ICIMOD is looking for a consultancy service for "Consultancy Services for Preparation of Detailed Feasibility Study Report (DFS) and Technical ...

17 Jun 2025 Announcements
Call for case studies: Sustainable and resilient infrastructure in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Application form DOWNLOAD THE FULL DOCUMENT The International Centre ...

20 Apr 2021 Announcements
Mountain Research and Development Vol 40, No 3 available online and open access

Articles in this open issue focus on concepts and strategies for preserving open spaces in the European Alps; residents’ versus ...

12 May 2023 Announcements
MRD Talk #03 | How can social innovations contribute to local mountain economies? Learnings from science and practice | Insights and recording available online

Limited opportunities for economic development and related depopulation trends are a common challenge faced by many mountain communities worldwide. But ...

13 Jul 2022 Announcements
MRD Talk #01 | Climate change adaptation in mountains: How to close the gap between policies and local realities? | Insights and recording available online

Despite major efforts to promote adaptation actions, gaps between policies and local responses persist and limit effective pathways toward more ...