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AN ACT RELATING TO PROCUREMENT; CREATING PREFERENCES AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENT MINORITY BUSINESSES AND RESIDENT TRIBAL BUSINESSES; RETAINING THE RESIDENT VETERAN BUSINESS PREFERENCE; AUTHORIZING PROCUREMENTS FOR EXCLUSIVE BIDDING BY NEW MEXICO BUSINESSES OR SMALL BUSINESSES; ADDING AND REVISING DEFINITIONS IN THE PROCUREMENT CODE; SPECIFYING WHEN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS ENDS; CLARIFYING ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS; ALLOWING VIRTUAL BID OPENINGS; REVISING CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS; CLARIFYING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE CONTRACTS; APPLYING THE PROCUREMENT CODE TO MARKETING; ALLOWING THE REJECTION OF IDENTICAL LOW BIDS BASED ON THE APPEARANCE OF NON-INDEPENDENT BIDDING; SPECIFYING POSTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT; PRESCRIBING REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES OF SUSTAINABLE AND RECYCLED CONTENT GOODS; AUTHORIZING AUDITS GLG RELATED TO SALES UNDER A CONTRACT; DEFINING OFFERORS FOR PURPOSES OF PROTESTING AN AWARD; REQUIRING REPORTING ON CONTRACTS AWARDED TO NEW MEXICO BUSINESSES; ALLOWING THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC AND GAS-ELECTRIC HYBRID VEHICLES MADE OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA; AMENDING, REPEALING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.

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Moe Maestas (D)*,  Bill O'Neill (D)*, 

Senate Judiciary Committee (00:00 3/10/2021 Room 321) (on 03/10/2021)

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