It is the bidder's responsibility to ensure that their bid or proposal is physically received, and officially clocked in at the NM Tech Purchasing Services Office, no later than the established due date and time. Anyone may attend the opening of a sealed bid and inspect the bids. Proposals on the other hand are not opened publicly and remain confidential until after the award is announced. Like the sealed bid and proposal, the RFQ method uses a document issued by the Purchasing Services Office to secure price quotations from suppliers. An RFQ is due on a specific date, but are not publicly opened and read aloud.
Award is made to the lowest responsive bidder.
A Supplier should always state the number of calendar days required for the delivery of a product or performance of a service, after their receipt of the order. They may also indicate the specific date of delivery or performance if more appropriate. NM Tech attempts to process all invoices according to the payment terms on each invoice. To assure timely payment of an invoice, suppliers are requested to send all invoices to the billing address identified on the purchase order. Tech is not responsible for any invoice sent to an incorrect address.