The acquisition of products and services New Mexico's Corrections Industries is an approved, and in many cases required, alternative to other acquistion methods, including the use of mandatory Save Smart New Mexico price agreements. Products and services obtained from Corrections Industries are exempt from the Procurement Code, consistent with 13-1-98(A) NMSA 1978, and are not subject to dollar or term limitations.
| Yes! | Yes! | |||
| Take Me To | Take Me To | |||
 |
|
|||
| CORRECTIONS INDUSTRIES |
GRAINGER Price Agreement |
REFERENCE: 13-1-189(C) NMSA 1978: "The state purchasing agent or a central purchasing office shall purchase available items of tangible personal property and services from the catalogue unless a determination is made that: (1) an emergency exists requiring immediate action to procure the items of tangible personal property or service; (2) the specifications for the items of tangible personal property or service, including quality, quantity and delivery requirements, cannot be met within a reasonable time by the corrections department; or (3) the price to be paid to the corrections department for the items of tangible personal property or service is higher than the bid price of comparable items of tangible personal property or services." [Emphasis added.]
REFERENCE: 13-1-98/98(A) NMSA 1978: The provisions of the procurement code shall not apply to... procurement of items of tangible personal property or services by a state agency or a local public body from a state agency... [Paraphrased]
For any state agency or local public body, subject to the Procurement Code, the provisions above allow for direct purchase from Corrections Industries without the need for initiating a formal procurement process.
Active Statewide Price Agreements
SPD
Home