The New Mexico Public Education Department is seeking proposals for legal consultation and training services related to federal compliance. The contract will be for one year with the option to extend for three subsequent one-year terms. Services include providing legal consultation to agency staff, training agency staff, and training local educational agencies and other entities on federal compliance requirements. Proposals must be submitted electronically by June 19, 2026. Key evaluation factors include organizational experience, references, mandatory specifications, desirable specifications, and cost. Offerors must adhere to specific response formats and include required forms such as the Letter of Transmittal and Campaign Contribution Disclosure Form.
The proposal due date is June 19, 2026.
Payment is subject to availability of funds and will be tendered within thirty days after the date of acceptance of services, with invoices due no later than fifteen days after the termination of the fiscal year in which services were delivered.
The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the state, taking into consideration the evaluation factors outlined in Section V.
Offerors must demonstrate relevant corporate experience with state government and the private sector, provide detailed bios of key personnel, and submit three external references from similar projects within the last three years.
The procurement code imposes civil, misdemeanor, and felony criminal penalties for its violation, and New Mexico criminal statutes impose felony penalties for bribes, gratuities, and kickbacks.
A site visit is not mentioned as a requirement in the RFP.
Sample submission is not required for this RFP.
The protest deadline is July 16, 2026, which is 15 calendar days following the notice of award of contracts.
Risks for disqualification include failure to submit a signed Letter of Transmittal, failure to complete and return the Campaign Contribution Disclosure Form, submitting late proposals, or not adhering to electronic submission requirements.
The total estimated monetary value is not specified in the RFP.