“State Agency” means any department, commission, council, board, committee, institution, legislative body, agency, government corporation, educational institution or official of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the government of this state. “State agency” includes the purchasing division of the general services department and the school purchasing agent but does not include local public bodies. "School Purchasing Agent” means the director of the purchasing division of the general services department. PROCUREMENT LIBRARY A procurement library has been established regarding 1.4.1 NMAC. Offerors are encouraged to review the material contained in the Procurement Library by selecting the link provided in the electronic version of this document through your own internet connection or by contacting the Procurement Manager and scheduling an appointment. The library contains information listed below: Procurement Regulations and Request for Proposal – RFP instructions: . Request for Proposal – RFP instructions: CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE PROCUREMENT This section of the RFP contains the schedule, description and conditions governing the procurement. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS The Procurement Manager WILL make every effort to adhere to the following schedule: Action Responsible Party Due Dates Public Notice (Release Date) SAMS website/Albq Journal January 7, 2018 1. Issue RFP SAMS January 17, 2018 2. Distribution List SAMS January 18, 2018 3. Pre-Proposal Conference SAMS N/A 4. Deadline to submit Questions Potential Offerors February 9, 2018 5. Response to Questions Procurement Manager February 16, 2018
An agency SHALL not award a business both a resident business preference and a resident veteran business preference. The New Mexico Preferences SHALL not apply when the expenditures for this RFP include federal funds. Conflict of Interest; Governmental Conduct Act. The Offeror warrants that it presently has no interest and SHALL not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance or services required under the Agreement. The Offeror certifies requirements of the Governmental Conduct Act, Sections 10-16-1 through 10-16-18, NMSA 1978, regarding contracting with a public officer or state employee or former state employee have been followed. RESPONSE FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION Failure to conform in response format and organization may lead to disqualification. NUMBER OF RESPONSES Offerors SHALL submit only one proposal in response to RFP. (To include the copies as stated in “B”) NUMBER OF COPIES Offerors SHALL deliver: One (1) ORIGINAL and three (3) identical HARD COPIES of Binder 1 (Technical Proposal); Original and all copies SHALL be in separate labeled binders; all confidential information in the proposal SHALL be clearly identified and easily segregated from the rest of the proposal. One (1) ORIGINAL and three (3) identical HARD COPIES of Binder 2 (Cost Proposal); Original and all copies SHALL be in separate labeled binders. One (1) electronic version/copy of the proposal containing ONLY the Technical Proposal. This copy MUST not contain any of the Cost information. One (1) electronic version/copy of the Cost Proposal. All Confidential Information SHALL be clearly identified and segregated on the electronic version mirroring the hard copy submitted. Proposals containing confidential information MUST be submitted as two separate binders: Unredacted version for evaluation purposes Redacted version (information blacked out and not omitted or removed) for the public file