Section 13-1-22 - Resident business and manufacturer certification; application; information.
13-1-22. Resident business and manufacturer certification; application; information.
No resident business or resident manufacturer, as those terms are defined in Subsection A of Section 13-1-21 NMSA 1978, shall be given any preference in the awarding of contracts for furnishing materials or services to a state agency, unless the resident business or resident manufacturer shall have qualified with the state purchasing agent as a resident business or resident manufacturer, or both, by making application to the state purchasing agent and receiving from him a certification number. The procedure for application and certification shall be as follows:
A. the state purchasing agent shall prepare an application form for certification as a resident business or manufacturer, requesting such information and proof as he deems necessary to qualify the applicant under the terms of Section 13-1-21 NMSA 1978;
B. the resident business or resident manufacturer shall complete the application form and submit it to the state purchasing agent, prior to the awarding of any contract in which the resident business or manufacturer desires to be given a preference; and
C. the state purchasing agent shall examine the application and if necessary may seek additional information or proof to assure himself that the prospective business or manufacturer is indeed entitled to the statutory preference. If all is in order, he shall issue the supplier a distinctive certification number, which shall be valid until revoked, and which, when used on bids and other purchasing documents, shall entitle the business or manufacturer to the statutory preference.