Active SLED Opportunity · NEW MEXICO · CITY OF GALLUP
AI Summary
City of Gallup seeks bids for Itron electric meters with factory-installed Tantalus communication modules compatible with its AMI network. This indefinite quantity contract supports warehouse inventory replenishment over up to four years. Bids due June 16, 2026, via OpenGov portal. No substitutes accepted.
The purpose of this solicitation is to outline the requirements and technical specifications for the procurement and delivery of Itron electric meters equipped with Tantalus communication modules and necessary software. The City of Gallup is standardizing its metering infrastructure and will not accept substitutes for the Tantalus equipment.
These units will be purchased for the replenishing of City of Gallup warehouse stock inventory to support current and future deployment needs. This is an indefinite quantity contract from which the City may place orders on an as needed basis. Quantities listed on pricing proposal are estimates of the City's needs; actual usage may vary. The City does not guarantee the purchase of any specific minimum quantities. This procurement is intended to establish contract pricing for up to four (4) years.
The City of Gallup is in the process of expanding and maintaining its AMI network using Tantalus Systems. To ensure full compatibility with the existing infrastructure and backend systems, only Itron meters with integrated Tantalus modules will be accepted. This procurement is critical for supporting system reliability, customer service, and long-term operational efficiency.
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Public notice is hereby given that the City of Gallup, New Mexico will receive sealed bids for Electric Meters with Factory-Installed Tantalus Communication Modulesuntil the hour of 2:00 pm., local time, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026at the office of the Procurement Manager at City Hall, via the City's eProcurement Portal. Bids will be opened, read and tabulated at that time. No bids will be received or considered if received after the time stated above.
Specifications and Bidding Documents may be examined at the office of the Purchasing Director located at 110 West Aztec, Gallup, NM 87301, phone number (505) 863-1334. Additional information regarding this bid may also be viewed at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/gallupnm/projects/269006.
By: Marc Depauli, Mayor
Classified Legal Column:
Gallup Sun Publishing Date: Friday-May 29, 2026
Communications regarding this procurement, including issuance of any amendments, shall submitted through the OpenGov eProcurement Portal Q&A section: eProcurement Portal. However, electronic submittals of the proposal whether by fax or other electronic means are not acceptable as noted in the General Conditions.
Scope of Work
The selected vendor shall:
Technical Requirements
NOTE: No substitutions will be accepted. Only Tantalus-brand communication modules are acceptable due to existing network compatibility. No alternative or retrofit modules will be considered unless they meet the exact integration standards of the City’s Tantalus AMI system, as confirmed by pre-award testing and City verification
Deliverables
Acceptance Criteria
Pre-Award Testing Requirement
The selected vendor must submit one FM2S meter within five business days of Notice of Intent to Award, to verify compatibility. The contract award will be contingent on passing verification testing.
Delivery Inspection
All delivered equipment will be inspected for:
Physical integrity
Proper labeling
Compliance with stated specifications
On-Site Testing
Meters must successfully communicate with the Tantalus AMI network during on-site testing.
Non-Compliance Protocol
Any meters that fail inspection or do not meet compatibility requirements will be returned at the vendor’s expense.
Contractor will be responsible for complying with all applicable local, state and federal regulations regarding transportation of materials, as well as all fees, permits and/or authorization required for delivery. Contractor will provide all supervision of employees required and be responsible for maintenance, insurance, mileage, fuel, permits, licenses, etc. required for the operation of the vehicles or equipment used for transportation. These requirements and all associated costs for providing the services shall be included in the bid price.
Equipment materials, or services supplied under this solicitation shall meet and comply will all current applicable Federal, State, and local laws, codes, standards, and regulations, and applicable industry safety standards and requirements.
The Contractor shall be properly licensed and qualified to furnish services and to perform the required work under applicable licensing statutes of the State of New Mexico and other applicable regulatory agencies.
Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local government codes, laws, regulations, and requirements in the performance of the work described herein.
When the City of Gallup Purchasing Department issues a purchase document in response to the Vendors bid, a binding contract is created.
Price escalations may be considered only under the following conditions:
All bids must be submitted ELECTRONICALLY via OpenGov at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/gallupnm/projects/269006 prior to 2:00 pm Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The system will not accept bids submitted after the due date and time. Bid proposals must be submitted using the bid document forms furnished by the City of Gallup. Bids will be opened electronically in the Purchasing Department via virtual means.
Typographical errors, errors in extending unit prices, arithmetic errors or errors clearly evident on the face of the bid document may be corrected in accordance with the Procurement Ordinance and Procurement Regulations. Discrepancies involving the incorrect extension of unit prices shall be resolved in favor of unit prices as unit prices cannot be corrected.
The bidder awarded an agreement under this solicitation is an independent contractor and shall perform its obligations under this agreement, as it deems necessary and appropriate. The successful Contractor and its officers, directors, agents and employees, are independent contractors performing services for the City of Gallup and are not employees of the City of Gallup. The successful Contractor, and its officers, directors, agents, and employees, shall not accrue leave, retirement, insurance bonding, use of City of Gallup vehicles or any other benefits afforded to employees of the City of Gallup. The successful Contractor covenants that it presently has no interest, and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, financial or otherwise, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the required services.
Bids shall be received until Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at2:00 pm. local time. https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/gallupnm/projects/269006. A virtual bid opening will be held for ALL interested parties in include members of the public. Bid Opening information may be retrieved on the OpenGov website at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/gallupnm/projects/269006.
A business (contractor, subcontractor or supplier) that has either been debarred or suspended pursuant to the requirements of .13-1-177 through .13-1-180, and .13-4-11 through .13-4-17 NMSA 1978 as amended, shall not be permitted to do business with City of Gallup and shall not be considered for award of the contract during the period for which it is debarred or suspended.
Specifications, as included in this solicitation, are intended to indicate the requirements of the City of Gallup and give an accurate description of minimum standards acceptable. All items equal or equivalent to these requirements and standards will be considered, except where otherwise noted.
All bid prices shall be quoted EXCLUSIVE of taxes.
The Contractor agrees, as material consideration for this Agreement, to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Gallup, its Elected Officials, Agents, and employees from and against any and all claims arising out of any asserted negligent act, error or omission of the Contractor, its officers, directors, employees or agents or arising in any way from this agreement or the Contractor’s activities hereunder. The indemnity agreed to in this paragraph shall not extend to liabilities, claims, damages, losses or expenses, including attorney fees arising out of: The preparation or approval of maps, drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, change orders, designs or specifications by the City of Gallup, or the agents or employees of the City of Gallup, or the giving of or the failure to give directions or instructions by the City of Gallup, or the agents or employees of the City of Gallup, where such giving or failure to give directions or instructions is the primary cause of bodily injury to persons or damage to property.
Except in the case of tie bids, prompt payment discounts will not be considered in computing the low bid. Discounts for payment will be considered after the award of the contract. Discounted time will be computed from the date of receipt of the merchandise or invoice, whichever is later.
The City reserves the right to accept minor modifications to or deviations from any specification, except where otherwise noted, as long as the proposed material meets the intent of the specifications. The City will be the sole entity to determine the acceptance or non-acceptance of any such modifications or deviations.
In the event of a breach on any provision of the Agreement, the City of Gallup shall notify the Contractor of the fault within a reasonable time. If the Contractor fails to cure the breach or make other arrangements satisfactory to the City of Gallup, the City of Gallup may immediately terminate the Price Agreement or take other steps, as it deems necessary. Safety related items must be corrected within twenty-four (24) hours. The Contractor shall pay the City of Gallup all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the City of Gallup, in exercising any of its rights or remedies in connection with enforcement of the Agreement.
The City of Gallup may terminate this Agreement for Convenience at any time, without penalty of any kind, by giving notice in writing to the Contractor. Said termination shall not nullify any payments due contractor for costs and work completed incurred through the date of termination.
This is an indefinite quantity contract from the date of contract acceptance and shall automatically renew for three (3) additional one (1) year period unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this bid. If the lowest qualified bidder is unable to fulfill an order or bidder’s prices exceed market prices the City reserves the right to surpass this bid and order from the best available source.
Equals or equivalents to these specifications will be considered provided Bidder furnishes sufficient proof that their offer meets or exceeds the intent of these specifications, unless the specifications state that no substitutions or equivalents are allowed. Failure to submit sufficient data/literature to allow a thorough evaluation of your bid proposal may be cause for rejection of your bid. Therefore, include copies of all pertinent data, specifications, or descriptive literature. The City will be the sole entity to determine the acceptance or non- acceptance of any modifications or deviations. The acceptance or rejection of equivalents shall be determined solely by the City of Gallup.
Final inspection and acceptance will be made at the site. Goods rejected at the site for non- conformance with specifications shall be removed, at the Vendor's risk and expense, promptly after notice of rejection.
The terms of this Agreement are contingent upon sufficient monies being made available by the City of Gallup for the performance of this Agreement. If sufficient appropriations and authorizations are not made by the City of Gallup, this Agreement shall terminate upon written notice being given by the City to the Contractor. The City's decision as to whether sufficient appropriations are available shall be accepted by the Contractor and shall be final.
Offeror agrees that all Manufacturer Warranties shall inure to the benefit of the City and all rights and remedies provided in such warranties shall extend to the City.
The City of Gallup Procurement Administrator may inspect, at any reasonable time, the part of the contractor's, or any subcontractor's plant or place of business, which is related to the performance of this contract.
The contract awarded to a Contractor as a result of this solicitation shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Mexico and the City of Gallup Ordinances.
This is an indefinite quantity contract from which the City may place orders on an as needed basis. Quantities listed are estimates of the City's needs on an annual basis. Actual usage may vary. The City does not guarantee the purchase of any specific minimum quantities, nor may any material be shipped or delivered without a valid purchase order number issued by the City.
An Escalation Clause is used as part of the Bid Proposal in accordance with the terms of the Escalation Clause section of this solicitation.
The Vendor agrees that City of Gallup shall not be held liable for any costs incurred in preparation of this bid.
Where a product or brand name is indicated in the specifications, it shall mean "minimum acceptable level” or minimum quality required" by the City unless the specifications state that no substitutions or equivalents are allowed. If the Bidder is offering, as an equal or equivalent, an item other than the one specified then the manufacturer's name and model number of that item must be specified in the offer and sufficient specification and descriptive data and literature provided to permit a thorough evaluation. Failure to provide appropriate information may result in disqualification of the offer.
All equipment must be new and the latest in production with parts and service readily available. Equipment or goods classified as prototype or experimental, or a similar classification shall not be acceptable.
Under the terms and conditions of this bid, all public bodies allowed by law may procure the supplies or services under this bid as described herein. The terms and conditions of this bid shall form a part of each order issued herein. Each public body shall be responsible for their own orders and the City of Gallup accepts no responsibility for other entities.
The bid prices shall exclude all taxes. Wherever requested in bid response, Vendor shall submit taxes on total bid as a separate unit item. Bids shall be awarded on unit price without regard of tax.
Bidders to indicate compliance or exception to specifications. Exceptions to the specifications shall be listed and fully explained on a separate page entitled exceptions to specifications. The exceptions shall refer to the specification page and paragraph number the nature of each exception should be described in as much detail as necessary. Failure to do so may be reason to reject your bid.
The City of Gallup reserves the right to cancel all or any part of this order without cost to the City of Gallup, if the Vendor fails to meet the provisions of this order and, except as otherwise provided herein, to hold the Vendor liable for any excess costs if failure to perform the order arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Vendor, such causes include but are not restricted to acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the State or Federal government, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes, unusually severe weather, and defaults of subcontractors due to any of the above, unless the City of Gallup shall determine that the supplies or services to be furnished by the subcontractor were obtainable from other sources in sufficient time to permit the Vendor to meet the required delivery schedule. The rights and remedies of the City of Gallup provided in this paragraph shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights now being provided by law or under this order.
The Acknowledgment of Receipt should be signed and returned to the Purchasing Office as soon as possible but no later than 5:00 pm local time onFriday, June 5, 2026. Only potential bidders who elect to return this form completed with the indicated intention of submitting a bid will receive copies of all written questions and the City’s written responses to those questions as well as copies of Amendments, if any are issued.
Bid documents may be retrieved by accessing the Purchasing page of the City of Gallup bidding website OpenGov https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/gallupnm/projects/269006, by calling (505) 863-1334 or visiting the Central Purchasing Office at 110 West Aztec, Gallup, NM 87301.
The City of Gallup will notify vendors of record of amendments/addenda that are issued via City's eprocurement software OpenGov. If not a vendor of record or if solicitation was downloaded through City of Gallup website, it shall be vendor’s responsibility to check website frequently for copies of any addenda/amendments or correspondence concerning the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge all addenda could result in rejection of your bid/proposal as non-responsive. In the case of an inconsistency between information on this site and the Purchasing file document, the file document shall prevail.
In, signing this bid, the Vendor certifies that he/she has not, either directly or indirectly, entered into any action in constraint of free competitive bidding in connection with this proposal submitted to the City of Gallup Procurement Administrator.
The similarity to any brand name is for the purpose of describing a standard of quality, performance and characteristics desired and not intended to limit or restrict competition. Bidders must state the brand name and model being bid and provide proof that the merchandise bid is equal or equivalent to the specifications. The City shall be the sole entity to determine acceptance or non-acceptance of equivalents.
Bid proposals will be considered only from firms which are regularly engaged in providing the type of materials described in the bid and who can provide evidence that they have established a satisfactory record of performance to insure they can execute the requirements as stated herein. Any determination as to competency shall be made by appropriate City staff.
Vendors doing business with City of Gallup must be in compliance with the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title VII of the Act, (Rev.,1979), and the Americans Disabilities Act of 1990. (Public Law 101-336).
A contract will be awarded on a Total All or None basis where indicated based on pricing and compliance with the specifications and requirements for each group of materials. City of Gallup reserves the right to waive irregularities, reject offers in whole or in part, and award this Bid in the best interest of the City of Gallup.
Will be an important part in awarding the Invitation to BId (ITB). If a vendor breaches his contract by failing to deliver according to the time specified in the bid, the City of Gallup reserves the right to cancel the contract and to recover from the vendor any damages it suffers because of said breach.
If the City of Gallup issues a Purchase Order and upon receipt the material does not meet the Specifications, the City will return the material Freight Collect, and at its option cancel the order and recover from the vendor any damages suffered.
The City of Gallup reserves the right to cancel this INVITATION TO BID at any time, and to reject any or all bids, or otherwise to proceed in the best interests of the City of Gallup. This in no manner obligates the City of Gallup or any of its agencies to the eventual purchase of any product or service, whether explicitly described or implied herein, until confirmed by a written contract and/or Purchase Order
All materials shall be quoted F.O.B DESTINATION, Freight Prepaid. Bidders are cautioned that quoting material other than F.O.B DESTINATION may result in finding of their bids as Non-responsive. City of Gallup Ordinances and State Law do not allow the City to own tangible goods or for services prior to receiving if said good(s) or prior to service being rendered. All price(s) bid(s) shall be Freight Prepaid, freight included in prices. The City of Gallup will not pay separately stated freight charges.
Any material substituted from that originally bid shall have the prior approval of the City before shipping to the City. If a Purchase Order is issued and upon receipt the material does not meet specifications, the City will return the material freight collect, and may at its option cancel the order.
Any bid received after the specified time and date will be declared a "Late Bid" and will NOT be considered.
All goods or services must be billed to the City of Gallup and at prices not exceeding those stated on the Purchase Order. If prices or terms do not agree with your quotation, notify the Purchasing Department immediately. Billing Information is as follows:
City of Gallup, Attn: Purchasing Dept, P.O. Box 1270, Gallup NM 87305; email: purch@gallupnm.gov
Vendor will supply the City with invoice for payment. No payment made under this contract shall be conclusive evidence of the performance of this contract, either wholly or in part, and that no payment made for the delivery of the items in whole or in part shall be construed as an acceptance of defective work or improper materials, nor relieve the Bidder from corrections of the defects. The final acceptance shall not be binding upon the City, nor conclusive, should it subsequently develop the Bidder has furnished inferior items or had departed from the specifications and/or the terms of the contract. Should such conditions become evident, the City shall have the right, notwithstanding final acceptance and payment, to cause the item(s) to be properly furnished in accordance with the specifications (and drawings, if any) at the cost and expense of the Bidder.
Bidders are advised that they must have or obtain a current City of Gallup Business License for the type of material or services required under this contract before work commences or a purchase order issued. Application available at the following: https://www.gallupnm.gov/151/Licenses-and-Permits
All material shall be quoted F.O.B. DESTINATION, Freight Prepaid and Allowed. Bidders are cautioned that quoting material other than F.O.B. Destination may result in a finding of their bids as Non- responsive. City of Gallup Ordinances and State Law do not allow the City to own tangible goods or for services prior to receiving if said good or prior to service being rendered. All price(s) bid shall be Freight Prepaid, freight included in prices. The City of Gallup will not pay separately stated freight charges.
Bidder agrees that the prices bid shall remain in effect for 30 days from the date of the Bid Opening and subject to acceptance by the City of Gallup within that period. Acceptance period may be extended with the mutual agreement of the City and the Bidder.
The City reserves the right to cancel any contract resulting from this request for convenience by giving written notice to the vendor. The City shall be liable to the vendor for any services provided or material ordered and accepted prior to termination.
If the vendor fails to fulfill any obligation resulting from this contract in a timely and responsive manner, or it the vendor violates any of the terms of this contract, the City shall have the right to cancel the contract by giving written notice of cancellation to the vendor and recover from the vendor any damages resulting from vendor’s failure to perform.
In accordance with City Ordinance, a local preference may be afforded a bidder who qualifies as a City of Gallup resident business as defined by the City of Gallup Procurement Ordinance. Preference factors can be accessed at: http://sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=635&chapter_id=44330
State of New Mexico statutes shall apply. New Mexico grants a preference to those contractors who have been certified by the State of New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue as a Resident Contractor or a Resident Veteran Contractor at the time bids are opened, pursuant to 13-1-22 & 13-4-2 (NMSA 1978). The New Mexico Resident contractor’s preference or Resident Veteran contractor shall be the only preference that applies. Contractor must submit a copy of their New Mexico Resident Contractor’s Certificate or New Mexico Resident Veteran Contractors Certificate with their bid in order to be considered for the preference as per 13-1-22 (a) NMSA 1978.
The applicable State of New Mexico Resident contractor’s or Resident Veteran contractor’s preference will be factored into bid prices where applicable. However, the preferences are not cumulative, and bidders will only be entitled to receive one preference.
This is a notice to all New Mexico resident businesses, New Mexico resident veteran businesses and New Mexico contractors.
The City of Gallup Procurement Ordinance and/or the State of New Mexico Procurement Code shall apply.
If any questions or responses require revision to the solicitation as originally published, such revisions will be by formal amendment only. If the solicitation includes a contact person for technical information, offerors are cautioned that any oral or written representations made by this or any person that appear to change materially any portion of the solicitation shall not be relied upon unless subsequently ratified by a written amendment to this solicitation issued by the Purchasing Office. For a determination as to whether any representation made requires that an amendment be issued, contact the Purchasing Office.
Questions or clarifications regarding any phase of this solicitation, including specifications, shall submitted through the OpenGov eProcurement Portal Q&A section: eProcurement Portal.
Questions must be submitted before 5:00 pm on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Any bidder or offeror who is aggrieved in connection with a solicitation or award of a contract may protest to the central purchasing office. The protest must be submitted in writing within seven (7) calendar days after knowledge of the facts or occurrences giving rise thereto. Any protest based on the terms of this Request for Competitive Sealed Proposals will be conclusively deemed waived if an Offeror does not specifically raise and address the protest its proposal submitted to the City’s Procurement Office. All Offerors will be conclusively deemed to have knowledge of the facts or occurrences giving rise to a protest respecting an award at the time a contract is awarded by the City to an Offeror or Offerors.
Material on this Bid will be awarded by a Total All or None basis IF INDICATED. If no responsive all or none offers are received, the City reserves the right to award the Bid in whatever it deems to be in its best interest.
The award, if made shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder based on base bid (excluding taxes), submitting a responsive bid that is most advantageous to the public. Except that if sufficient funds are available to fund alternative bids, the Owner may award the contract to the responsible bidder submitting the low combined bid within the funds available (base bid plus or minus alternates). Bidder must submit bids for all items – Base bid plus all alternates or their bid will be found non responsive.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Bids may be rejected for the following, among other reasons:
Bids containing any irregularities.
Unbalanced value of any items.
Reason for believing collusion exists among the bidders.
The bidder being interested in any litigation against the Owner.
The bidder being in arrears on or having defaulted on a previous contract; or within the past three years been formally debarred in the State of New Mexico or any other jurisdiction; or whose license has been suspended or revoked by the appropriate licensing authority.
Lack of responsibility as may be revealed by a financial statement, experience and equipment, questionnaires, etc.
Uncompleted work which in the judgment of the city will prevent or hinder the prompt completion of additional work if awarded.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids in whole or in part, to cancel the bid, to waive technicalities and to accept the proposal it deems to be in the best interest of the Owner.
The City reserves the right to multi-award contracts as necessary for adequate delivery or service in accordance with 13-1-153 NMSA.
The Procurement Code imposes civil and criminal penalties for its violation. In addition, the New Mexico Criminal Statutes impose felony penalties for illegal bribes, gratuities, and kick-backs.
THE CITY OF GALLUP RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE BID, OR REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO WAIVE TECHNICALITIES AND TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL IT DEEMS TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.
Offeror agrees that all Manufacturer Warranties shall insure to the benefit of the City and all rights and remedies provided in such warranties shall extend to the City
Please Attach Copy of your Certificate with response.
New Mexico Resident
New Mexico Veteran Resident
New Mexico Native American Resident
New Mexico Native American Veteran Resident
N/A
In the interest of fairness and sound business practice, it is mandatory that you state any exceptions taken by you to our specifications.
If your bid does not meet all of our specifications, you must state to which on the follow up vendor question 3.1
Please provide detailed information on your exceptions.
If your bid does not meet our specifications, and your exceptions are not listed in your response. The City of Gallup may disregard your bid.
Do you have a conflict of interest or have been debarred/suspended as described below?:
If you answer yes you will be required to answer a follow up question.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
As utilized herein, the term “Vendor” shall mean that entity submitting a proposal to City of Gallup in response to the above referenced bids/request for proposals. The authorized Person, Firm and/or Corporation states that to the best of his/her belief and knowledge: No employee or City Council member of the City of Gallup (or close relative), with the exception of the person(s) identified below, has a direct or indirect financial interest in the Vendor or in the proposed transaction. Vendor neither employs, nor is negotiating to employ, any City of Gallup employee, City Council member or close relative, with the exception of the person(s) identified below. Vendor did not participate, directly or indirectly, in the preparation of specifications upon which the quote or offer is made. If the Vendor is a New Mexico State Legislator or if a New Mexico State Legislator holds a controlling interest in Vendor, please identify the legislator: List below the name(s) of any City of Gallup employee, City Council member or close relative who now or within the preceding 12 months (1) works for the Vendor; (2) has an ownership interest in the Vendor (other than as an owner of less than 1% of Vendor’s stock, if Vendor is a publicly traded corporation); (3) is a partner, officer, director, trustee or consultant to the Vendor; (4) has received grant, travel, honoraria or other similar support from Vendor; or (5) has a right to receive royalties from the vendor.
DEBARMENT/SUSPENSION STATUS The Vendor certifies that it is not suspended, debarred or ineligible from entering into contracts with the Federal Government, or any State agency or local public body, or in receipt of a notice or proposed debarment from any Federal or State agency or local public body. The vendor agrees to provide immediate notice to City of Gallup’s Purchasing Department in the event of being suspended, debarred or declared ineligible by any department or agency of the Federal government, or any agency of local public body of the State of New Mexico, or upon receipt of a notice of proposed debarment that is received after the submission of the quote or offer but prior to the award of the purchase order or contract.
CERTIFICATION The undersigned hereby certifies that he/she has read the above CONFLICT OF INTEREST and DEBARMENT/SUSPENSION Status requirements and that he/she understands and will comply with these requirements. The undersigned further certifies that they have the authority to certify compliance for the vendor named and that the information contained in this document is true and accurate to the best of their knowledge.
Please provide details of the conflict of interest and/or Debarment/Suspension here:
The prospective contractor must disclose whether they, a family member or a representative of the prospective contractor has made a campaign contribution to an applicable public official of the City of Gallup or the State of New Mexico during the two years prior to the date on which the contractor submits a proposal or, in the case of a sole source or small purchase contract, the two years prior to the date the contractor signs the contract, if the aggregate total of contributions given by the prospective contractor, a family member or a representative of the prospective contractor to the public official exceeds two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) over the two year period.
THIS FORM MUST BE FILED BY ANY PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR WHETHER OR NOT THEY, THEIR FAMILY MEMBER, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE HAS MADE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE.
The following definitions apply:
“Applicable public official” means a person elected to an office or a person appointed to complete a term of an elected office, which has the authority to award or influence the award of the contract for which the prospective contractor is submitting a competitive sealed proposal or who has the authority to negotiate a sole source or small purchase contract that may be awarded without submission of a sealed competitive proposal.
“Campaign Contribution” means a gift, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money or other thing of value, including the estimated value of an in-kind contribution, that is made to or received by an applicable public official or any person authorized to raise, collect or expend contributions on that official’s behalf for the purpose of electing the official to either statewide or local office. “Campaign Contribution” includes the payment of a debt incurred in an election campaign, but does not include the value of services provided without compensation or unreimbursed travel or other personal expenses of individuals who volunteer a portion or all of their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee, nor does it include the administrative or solicitation expenses of a political committee that are paid by an organization that sponsors the committee.
“Contract” means any agreement for the procurement of items of tangible personal property, services, professional services, or construction.
“Family member” means spouse, father, mother, child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law or son-in-law.
“Pendency of the procurement process” means the time period commencing with the public notice of the request for proposals and ending with the award of the contract or the cancellation of the request for proposals.
“Person” means any corporation, partnership, individual, joint venture, association or any other private legal entity.
“Prospective contractor” means a person who is subject to the competitive sealed proposal process set forth in the Procurement Code or is not required to submit a competitive sealed proposal because that person qualifies for a sole source or a small purchase contract.
“Representative of a prospective contractor” means an officer or director of a 21 corporation, a member or manager of a limited liability corporation, a partner of a partnership or a trustee of a trust of the prospective contractor.
Please provide details
Contribution Made By:
Relation to Prospective Contractor:
Name of Applicable Public Official:
Date Contribution(s) Made:
Amount(s) of Contribution(s)
Nature of Contribution(s)
Purpose of Contribution(s)
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NO CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE AGGREGATE TOTAL OVER TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250) WERE MADE to an applicable public official by me, a family member or representative.
Please use this section to upload any and all project related documents i.e. technical specification sheets, safety data sheets (SDS), literature sheets, City of Gallup Business License, NM Resident Contractor Certificate, etc.
Enter a brief one or two paragraph description or summary of the project. (Typically the first paragraph of the SOW could suffice)
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Gallup Sun Publishing Date: Friday-February 2, 2024
Gallup Independent Publishing Date: Saturday-February 3, 2024
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Marc DePauli
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or
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SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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