50-S6702-24-CP288_Sole Source Justification - CTE C2C Contract 2024-25.pdf.PDF

This document is a Sole Source Justification for a contract between the New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) Purchasing Department and SEGI Consulting for tree seed collection climber and cone collection training services. The procurement is part of NMHU's efforts with the New Mexico Reforestation Center to build a New Mexico-based workforce with expertise in seed collection to meet the state's reforestation needs. The services include providing a large crew of qualified trainers to conduct training and collection, as a single trainer can typically only oversee 3-5 trainees at a time. The procurement amount is $124,100.00.

The justification states that SEGI Consulting is considered the only nationwide provider offering these specialized services at the scale needed for NMHU's operational purposes. This sole source procurement is to complete and expand upon the statement of work originally defined for the math curriculum implemented across the state of New Mexico, which is federally funded by the New Mexico Ready and Equitable CTE/Careers2Communities Grant.