New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 5 - PUBLIC PROPERTY PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Part 3 - ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF STATE VEHICLES
Section 1.5.3.8 - STATE VEHICLE PROCUREMENT PROCESSES AND VEHICLE STANDARDS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
In accordance with the governor's executive orders 05-049, "requiring the increased use of renewable fuels in New Mexico state government", and 06-069 "New Mexico climate change action", this section establishes the standards by which all state and public agencies shall procure state vehicles with a declared weight up to ten thousand (10,000) pounds.
A. State agency vehicle requests, application form required requests for exemption to executive orders. By the 15th of April of each calendar year, state agencies shall prepare a SCFA application for purchase, lease and disposal of state vehicles. The state agency in conjunction with GSD shall assure that all requests meet the governor's executive order directives including assuring the highest fuel economy for the intended use, meeting or exceeding the most current CAFE standards and compliance with the Alternative Fuels Acquisition Act. Any requests for exemption from the governor's executive orders shall be submitted along with clear justification for the requested exemption and the aforementioned form for the director's or designee's review. If the exemption is timely and approved, the agency shall be notified with time to submit the request to the specification developers. The specification development time-line shall not be expanded due to the state agency's failure to comply with this rule.
B. State procurement cycles - time lines. State agency vehicles shall be procured based on specifications consistent with executive order 05-049 and prepared by the department in conjunction with DOT, DPS, DGF, DHSEM and EMNRD during the months of June, July and August of each year. The development of the specifications is to prepare for the bid advertisement, pre-bid conference, bid opening and award for the purchase of vehicles for each fiscal year. The order of model year vehicles shall be consistent with the directions established in each bid, with expectations that new model year vehicles will be delivered prior to manufacturer's build-out dates for each subsequent calendar year.
C. Vehicle standards. The standards establish the minimum requirements for the procurement of passenger vehicles for the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the state of New Mexico. DOT, DPS, DGF, DHSEM, and EMNRD, vehicle standards are developed and maintained by the respective agency. These standards are to be reviewed annually and subject to change based on increased fuel efficiencies and reduction of greenhouse gases. The standards are an administrative attachment to this rule and must be reviewed, amended, published and distributed by July 1 of each year.
