CENTRALIZATION OF PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY (1.4.1.8 - 1.4.1.13 NMAC)

1.4.1.8 CENTRALIZATION OF PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY (1.4.1.8 - 1.4.1.13 NMAC): A. State purchasing agent. All procurement for state agencies shall be performed by the state purchasing agent except the following: (1) professional services; (2) small purchases having a value not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); (3) emergency procurements; and (4) the types of procurement specified in Subsection B of 1.4.1.2 NMAC. B. Central purchasing offices. All procurement for state agencies excluded from the requirement of procurement through the state purchasing agent shall be performed by a central purchasing office designated by statute, the governing authority of that state agency or as otherwise provided in the Procurement Code. C. Cooperative procurement. Nothing in this section should be interpreted as limiting the ability of state agencies to make procurements under existing contracts or enter into cooperative procurement agreements in accordance with Sections 13-1-29, 13-1-135 and 13-1-136 NMSA 1978. [1.4.1.8 NMAC - Rp, 1.4.1.8 NMAC, 6/21/2022]