Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 13 - Public Purchases and Property. > Article 1 - Procurement, 13-1-1 through 13-1-199. > Section 13-1-97 - Centralization of procurement authority.

Section 13-1-97 - Centralization of procurement authority.

13-1-97. Centralization of procurement authority.

A.     All procurement for state agencies shall be performed by the state purchasing agent except as otherwise provided in the Procurement Code.   

B.     All procurement for state agencies excluded from the requirement of procurement through the office of the state purchasing agent shall be performed by a central purchasing office designated by statute, the governing authority of that state agency or as otherwise provided in the Procurement Code.   

C.     All procurement for local public bodies shall be performed by a central purchasing office designated by the governing authority of the local public body except as otherwise provided in the Procurement Code.