New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 2 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Chapter 40 - EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS
Part 2 - GOVERNING THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Section 2.40.2.13 - RETROACTIVE APPROVAL FOR A CONTRACT OR CONTRACT AMENDMENT
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The Procurement Code, Section 13-1-102, NMSA 1978, as amended, requires that all non-exempt procurement (Section 13-1-98 NMSA 1978) by state agencies shall be achieved by competitive sealed bids or competitive sealed proposals except for small purchases, sole source procurements, emergency procurements, existing contracts and procurements from antipoverty program business. For professional services, the proposal and procurement process are not complete until a written contract or contract amendment is signed by the agency and the contractor and is approved by the DFA secretary or designee and approved by the bureau.
B. For retroactive approval of contracts and contract amendments which fulfill all of the requirements of this rule and the Procurement Code, DFA will approve the date requested in writing by the agency on the brief accompanying the document as long as the requested approval date is within thirty days of the first day of each fiscal year.
C. For retroactive approval of contracts and contract amendments apart from the approval given pursuant to the provisions 2.40.2.13 NMAC of this rule, DFA may grant additional retroactive approval to a contract or contract amendment, based upon rare and exceptional circumstances, where all of the following conditions are met:
D. The Procurement Code, Section 13-1-182 NMSA 1978, as amended, governs situations in which DFA has denied a request for retroactive approval of a contract or contract amendment due to the state agency's failure to meet the requirements of Subsections B or C of 2.40.2.13 NMAC of this rule.