Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024
Section 7.1.5.9 - PROCUREMENT PROCESSA. To initiate the process for procurement of professional services, a request for proposals shall be issued soliciting competitive sealed proposals which shall include the following:(1) the specifications for the services or professional services to be procured;(2) all contractual terms and conditions applicable to the procurement;(3) the location where proposals are to be received;(4) the date, time and place where proposals are to be received and reviewed;(5) a statement of the relative weights to be given to the factors in evaluating proposals;(6) a statement that offerors submitting proposals may be afforded an opportunity for discussion and revision of proposals. Revisions may be permitted after submission of proposals and prior to award for the purpose of obtaining best and final offers;(7) a statement that the contents of any proposal shall not be disclosed so as to be available to competing offerors during the negotiations process.(8) A statement which reads as follows: "The Procurement Code, Sections 13-1-23 through 13-1-199 NMSA 1978, imposes civil and criminal penalties for its violation. In addition, the New Mexico criminal statutes impose felony penalties for illegal bribes, gratuities and kickbacks."B. Public notice of the request for proposals shall be given by publishing a notice not less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the date set for the receipt of the proposals. The notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in New Mexico. Other procedures may be adopted to notify prospective offerors as is commercially reasonable, including publication in trade journals. For all expenditures over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), copies of the notice shall also be sent to interested persons and businesses who have signified in writing an interest in submitting proposals for particular categories of services.8/12/85, 7/7/87, 1/1/97; Recompiled 10/31/01