It is the duty of the state purchasing agent to determine the fair market value of all products manufactured by clients of the commission for the blind and offered for sale to the state, or any other governmental agency or political subdivision thereof having its own purchasing agency, by the commission for the blind and approved for that use by the state purchasing agent, to revise the prices from time to time in accordance with changing market conditions and to make such rules and regulations regarding specifications, time of delivery and other relevant matters as are necessary to carry out the purpose of Sections 22-14-21 through 22-14-23 NMSA 1978.
History: 1941 Comp., § 6-410, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 163, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 73-23-7; Laws 1977, ch. 159, § 1; 1978 Comp., § 21-5-9, recompiled as § 22-14-21 by Laws 1983, ch. 60, § 3; 1993, ch. 226, § 32.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For the state purchasing agent, see 13-1-95 NMSA 1978.
For the commission for the blind, see 28-7-16 NMSA 1978.
The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, rewrote the catchline, which formerly read "Products of clients of services for the blind; division of vocational rehabilitation; purchasing agent to determine value"; substituted "the commission for the blind" for "services for the blind" in two places; substituted "22-14-21 through 22-14-23 NMSA 1978" for "73-23-7 through 73-23-9 NMSA 1953" at the end of the section; and made minor stylistic changes throughout the section.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 64 Am. Jur. 2d Public Works and Contracts § 10.
72 C.J.S. Supp. Public Contracts § 4.