13-1-130. Purchases; antipoverty program business.
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A. Without regard to the bid requirements of Section 75 [13-1-102 NMSA 1978] of the Procurement Code, a central purchasing office may negotiate a contract for materials grown, processed or manufactured in this state by small businesses, cooperatives, community self-determination corporations or other such enterprises designed and operated to alleviate poverty conditions and aided by state or federal antipoverty programs or through private philanthropy.
B. Prior to negotiating a contract under this section, a central purchasing office shall make a determination of the reasonableness of the price and the quality of the materials and that the public interest will best be served by the procurement.
History: Laws 1984, ch. 54, § 103.