New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 4 - STATE PROCUREMENT
Part 2 - RESIDENT BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURER PREFERENCES
Section 1.4.2.8 - APPLICATION OF PREFERENCES

Universal Citation: 1 NM Admin Code 1.4.2.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Bids from nonresident businesses and resident businesses. When bids are received only from nonresident businesses and resident businesses and the lowest responsible bid is from a nonresident business, the contract shall be awarded to the resident business whose bid is nearest to the bid price of the otherwise low nonresident business bidder if the bid price of the resident bidder is made lower than the bid price of the nonresident business when multiplied by a factory [sic] of 0.95.

B. Bids from nonresident businesses and resident manufacturers. When bids are received only from nonresident businesses and resident manufacturers and the lowest responsible bid is from a nonresident business, the contract shall be awarded to the resident manufacturer whose bid is nearest to the bid price of the otherwise low nonresident business bidder if the bid price of the resident manufacturer is made lower than the bid price of the nonresident business when multiplied by a factor of 0.95.

C. Bids from resident businesses and resident manufacturers. When bids are received only from resident businesses and resident manufacturers and the lowest responsible bid is from a resident business, the contract shall be awarded to the resident manufacturer whose bid is nearest to the bid price of the otherwise low resident business bidder if the bid price of the resident manufacturer is made lower than the bid price of the resident business when multiplied by a factor of 0.95.

D. Bids from resident manufacturers, resident businesses and nonresident businesses and the lowest responsible bid is from a resident business. When bids are received from resident manufacturers, resident businesses and nonresident businesses and the lowest responsible bid is from a resident business, the contract shall be awarded to the resident manufacturer whose bid is nearest to the bid price of the otherwise low resident business bidder if the bid price of the resident manufacturer is made lower than the bid price of the resident business when multiplied by a factor of 0.95.

E. Bids from resident manufacturers, resident businesses and nonresident businesses and the lowest responsible bid is from a nonresident business. When bids are received from resident manufacturers, resident businesses and nonresident businesses and the lowest responsible bid is from a nonresident business, the contract shall be awarded to the resident manufacturer whose bid is nearest to the bid price of the otherwise low nonresident business bidder if the bid price of the resident manufacturer is evaluated as lower than the bid price of the nonresident business when multiplied by a factor of 0.95. If there is no resident manufacturer eligible for award under this provision, then the contract shall be awarded to the resident business whose bid is nearest to the bid price of the otherwise low nonresident business bidder if the bid price of the resident business is made lower than the bid price of the nonresident business when multiplied by a factor of 0.95.

(1) When bids are received for virgin content goods only or for recycled content goods only, Subsections 8.3 and 8.4 [now Subsections C and D of 1.4.2.8 NMAC] shall apply.

(2) When bids are received for both recycled content goods and virgin content goods and the lowest responsible bid is for virgin content goods, the contract shall be awarded to:
(a) a resident manufacturer offering the lowest bid on recycled content goods of equal quality if the bid price of the resident manufacturer when multiplied by a factor of .90 is made lower than the otherwise low virgin content goods bid price;

(b) a resident business offering a bid on recycled content goods of equal quality if:
(i) the bid price of no resident manufacturer following application of the preference allowed in 8.5.2.1 of this subsection [now Subparagraph (a) of Paragraph (2) of Subsection E of 1.4.1.8 NMAC] can be made sufficiently low; and

(ii) the lowest bid price of the resident business when multiplied by a factor of .90 is made lower than the otherwise low virgin content goods bid price; or

(c) a nonresident business or nonresident manufacturer offering recycled content goods of equal quality if:
(i) the bid price of no resident business or resident manufacturer following application of the preference allowed in 8.5.2.1 or 8.5.2.2 of this subsection [now Subparagraph (a) or (b) of Paragraph (2) of Subsection E of 1.4.2.8 NMAC] can be made sufficiently low; and

(ii) the lowest bid price of a nonresident offering recycled content goods when multiplied by a factor of .95 is made lower than the otherwise low virgin content bid price.

(3) When bids are received for both recycled content goods and virgin content goods, and the lowest responsible bid is for recycled content goods offered by a nonresident business or nonresident manufacturer, the contract shall be awarded to:
(a) a resident manufacturer offering the lowest bid on recycled content goods of equal quality if the bid price of the resident manufacturer when multiplied by a factor of .95 is made lower than the otherwise low recycled content goods bid price; or

(b) a resident business offering a bid on recycled content goods of equal quality if:
(i) the bid price of no resident manufacturer following application of the preference allowed in 8.5.3.1 of this subsection can be made sufficiently low; and

(ii) the lowest bid price of the resident business when multiplied by a factor of .95 is made lower than the otherwise low recycled content goods bid price offered by a nonresident business or manufacturer.

(4) When bids are received for both recycled content goods and virgin content goods, and the lowest responsible bid is for recycled content goods offered by a resident business, the contract shall be awarded to a resident manufacturer offering the lowest bid on recycled content goods of equal quality if the bid price of the resident manufacturer when multiplied by a factor of .95 is made lower than the otherwise low recycled content goods bid price.

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