State Purchasing

Welcome To State Purchasing Division

"Facilitating Fair and Open Competition" Larry Maxwell, State Purchasing Agent

The New Mexico State Purchasing Division of the General Services Department is focused on providing cost effective products and services to the State. The Division ensures compliance with the State Procurement Code for all purchases made by the executive branch agencies, as well establishing state-wide pricing agreements for use by multiple State Agencies and other Governmental New Mexico entities. The State purchases over $5 billion dollars of a wide variety of goods and services each year and must ensure that each dollar is spent fairly and transparently in accordance with the New Mexico Procurement Code.

Mission

Strive for "best value" in State acquisitions through application of timely, data-driven business and marketplace intelligence, as well as the application of "best procurement practices". Administer the New Mexico State Procurement Code and provide training to all involved persons to ensure a fair and open procurement process which maximizes the benefit and use of limited taxpayer resources.

Lawrence Maxwell

State Purchasing Agent & Director
(505) 827-0472
Lawrence.maxwell@state.nm.us

PROCUREMENT LEGISLATION ENACTED - 2013 Legislative Session (learn more....)

ANNOUNCING ON-LINE VENDOR REGISTRATION!

On-line Vendor Registration is now available! Prior to registering, please review the On Line Supplier Registration instructions that are located under "Resources" and "Vendors" found on the left hand side menu. Sciquest is the authorized vendor to manage the vendor registrations for the State of New Mexico. Please go to https://suppliers.sciquest.com/StateOfNewMexico to start the logon process.

You will need an active email account. Free email can be obtained at one of the following web sites: www.google.com; www.hotmail.com; www.new.aol.com; www.yahoo.com.

SOON TO BE RELEASED: ON-LINE ITB and RFP RESPONSE SYSTEM

Useful Links	Announcements	How Can We Better Serve You?
Statewide Price Agreements Doing Business With New Mexico Sunshine Portal Active Procurements RFP Procurement Guide Procurement Reform Pay Equity	Procurement 2013 Legislation Enacted (learn more....) On-Line Vendor Registration is now available! Prior to registering, please review the On Line Supplier Registration instructions. Sciquest is the authorized vendor to manage the vendor registrations for the State of New Mexico. Please go to https://suppliers.sciquest.com/StateOfNewMexico to start the logon process. Governor Martinez eliminates vendor registration fees Effective July 1, 2012 - Please click on the following link to view the Governors press release: http://www.governor.state.nm.us/uploads/PressRelease.pdf Veterans Preference Effective July 1, 2012 - Please review the SPD Policy Memo FY13-001: Veteran Preference issued under our Resource Section of this website in reference to application of 13-1-21 and 13-1-22 NMSA 1978. This policy applies to all bids and proposals issued by government entities.	The State Purchasing Division of the General Services Department is committed to providing the very best possible service to our customers. We set a high standard for professional conduct and timely response. In the event you feel we may have exceeded your expectations or that we may have failed to meet our professional standard, please file a customer compliment/complaint, by mail or by clicking here to send us your comments on-line.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers	Delivery Address	Mailing Address
Main Desk: (505) 827-0472 Fax: (505) 827-2484	General Services Department State Purchasing Division Joseph Montoya Building, Room 2016 1100 St. Francis Drive Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505	General Services Department State Purchasing Division PO Box 6850 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502

General Services Department
John F. Simms Building // PO Box 6850 // Santa Fe, NM 87502 // (505) 827-2000

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