New Mexico Statutes Chapter 13. Public Purchases and Property § 13-1-95. Purchasing division; creation; director is state purchasing agent; appointment; duties

(1) recommend procurement rules to the secretary;

(2) establish and maintain programs for the development and use of procurement specifications and for the inspection, testing and acceptance of services, construction and items of tangible personal property;

(3) cooperate with the state budget division of the department of finance and administration in the preparation of statistical data concerning the acquisition and usage of all services, construction and items of tangible personal property by state agencies;

(4) require state agencies to furnish reports concerning usage, needs and stocks on hand of items of tangible personal property and usage and needs for services or construction;

(5) prescribe, with consent of the secretary, forms to be used by state agencies to requisition and report the procurement of items of tangible personal property, services and construction;

(6) provide information to state agencies and local public bodies concerning the development of specifications, quality control methods and other procurement information;

(7) collect information concerning procurement matters, quality and quality control of commonly used services, construction and items of tangible personal property; and

(8) develop standardized classification codes for each expenditure by state agencies and local public bodies.