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UNM Proposed Sole Source Form – Rev 04/07/2021

Proposed Sole Source Purchase Form Pursuant to New Mexico Procurement law, the UNM Purchasing Department will post your completed form on the UNM Sunshine Portal and the State of New Mexico Procurement website for 30 days prior to purchase of the goods/services.

I. GENERAL INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

Date of Request 10/10/25 Requisition Number (If Applicable) Request Submitted by: Stephanie Grant Title Financial Officer

Department Law School Email grant@law.unm.edu Phone 277-9044 Proposed Vendor New Mexico Speech and Debate Educators Foundation Amount 98,149 ~ per year

Vendor Address 2172 Loma Linda Dr.

Los Alamos, NM 87544

Term of Purchase

July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2030

Buyer Team - See Commodity list at http://purchase.unm.edu/department-information/comm-code-listing.pdf

Provide a basic description of goods/services to be provided:

The New Mexico Speech and Debate Educators Foundation, Inc. (NMSDEF) received NM State Appropriation funds to plan and implement the 2025-2026 New Mexico Speech and Debate Program in accordance with the Legislature’s intent.

Why is this purchase needed?

The University of New Mexico entered into a MOU with the New Mexico Speech and Debate Educators Foundation, Inc to provide fiscal agent services for this appropriation. The Law School will process a standing requisition for FY26. The NMSDEF will provide an invoice which the Law School will forward to UNM Accounts Payable for payment.

II. BASIS FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT. CHOOSE APPLICABLE BOX(ES) AND

PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AS REQUESTED:

☐ Proprietary item, technology or service only available from the proposed vendor. (Check box and describe proprietary component) mailto:grant@law.unm.edu http://purchase.unm.edu/department-information/comm-code-listing.pdf http://purchase.unm.edu/department-information/comm-code-listing.pdf http://purchase.unm.edu/department-information/comm-code-listing.pdf http://purchase.unm.edu/department-information/comm-code-listing.pdf

The NMSDEF, Inc is the administrator of New Mexico Speech and Debate competitions.

☐ Compatibility requirement with existing item, technology or service. (Check box and describe compatibility requirement)

The Law School will provide fiscal services by utilizing the existing UNM purchasing process. The Law School will process a standing requisition for FY26. The NMSDEF will provide an invoice which the Law School will forward to Accounts Payable for payment.

The New Mexico Speech and Debate Program dovetails with the Law School and University’s mission to offer New Mexicans and others access to high quality educational, research and service programs.

☐ Renewal of support/maintenance/subscription of software, technology or other intellectual property. (Check box and describe)

The NM State Appropriation was approved on HB2 GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025 for FY26.

☐ Other Basis for Sole Source: Please describe below:

Please see attached MOU.

III. SUPPLEMENTAL DETAILS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS

REQUESTED BELOW:

Describe in detail the unique capabilities of the proposed vendor’s goods/service and/or personnel performing the work and why this constitutes the only source. Focus on what is unique about the goods/service and why no other vendor could meet your needs.

NMSDEF agrees to plan and implement the 2025-26 New Mexico Speech and Debate Program in accordance with the Legislature’s intent. This includes, but is not limited to:

A. Coordinating statewide high school forensics competition which develops students in the area of:

1. Listening, public speaking, reading, and critical thinking;

2. Increasing students’ understanding of the judicial system and resolving disputes;

3. Analyzing information presented verbally, visually, or in written format;

B. Recruiting and retaining new teachers and coaches D. Coordinating and training volunteer judges, attorneys, and other legal community members to evaluate and score students’ performances;

E. Assisting the state champion team in preparing for the national high school mock trial competition;

F. Collaborating with the Law School to create enriching experiences for both high school students and the Law School’s students;

G. Ensuring the safety of all participants in the Program, and ensuring that, to the extent they may apply to the Program’s activities, all participants abide by all policies of the University of New Mexico (“UNM”), including but not limited to UNM’s Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual Policy 2205: Minors on Campus. UNM’s policies are found at https://policy.unm.edu/, and are incorporated into this MOU.

NMSDEF agrees that it shall provide all material, labor and equipment necessary to implement the Program, and that Law School shall have no obligation to provide manpower, equipment, material or space, beyond its obligations in this MOU, to support the Program.

Describe the due diligence made to locate other possible sources including communications with other universities, communications with similar providers, web searches, yellow page searches, review of advertisements and trade publications, etc.

The University of New Mexico received $100K from the HB2 General Appropriations Act of 2025 for the specific purpose of providing fiscal agent services for the New Mexico Speech and Debate Educators Foundation to plan and implement the 2025-2026 New Mexico Speech and Debate Programs. There are no other vendors involved.

List the other vendors who were contacted. Please describe the specs/qualifications/criteria that the other vendors were unable to satisfy.

No other vendors were contacted as this program is being financially supported by the New Mexico HB2 General Appropriations Act of 2025.