Public health pharmacy locksmith services

The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Public Health Office issued an emergency procurement on February 18, 2026, for locksmith services required to restore access to the pharmacy facility located at 1207 8th Street in Alamogordo, New Mexico, in Otero County. The emergency procurement was declared on February 9, 2026, and authorized under New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978, Section 13-1-127, due to an urgent threat to public health and disruption of government operations. The primary scope of work involves unlocking the pharmacy door without damaging the existing locking mechanism and creating additional keys, including a master key, to restore operational access to pharmaceutical services. The contractor, Integrity Lock & Key, LLC., was selected to perform these services with a contract term of 30 days from the declaration date. The procurement bypassed formal bidding processes, site visits, and bidders' conferences due to the emergent nature of the situation. To prevent future similar incidents, the NMDOH implemented mitigation measures including maintaining additional keys with staff and storing a master key with other building master keys. The emergency was justified as necessary to maintain continuity of pharmacy services to the public and prevent potential health or medical incidents caused by lack of access to pharmaceuticals.

The emergency procurement determination does not indicate any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or specific organizational eligibility requirements, as this was a direct emergency procurement rather than a competitive solicitation process. The incumbent contractor identified for this emergency procurement is Integrity Lock & Key, LLC. The total contract amount for the locksmith services is $162.28, inclusive of New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax, with funding drawn from the Public Health Division's budget (Share Fund No. 06101, Class No. J0000, DOE No. DOE2026-002_DOH). The procurement was approved by Shawnee Romo, Chief Financial Officer of NMDOH, and authorized by Vincent Lujan, Chief Procurement Officer. Given the emergency nature and minimal contract value, no additional evaluation criteria, bidding timeline, or proposal submission deadlines were applicable to this procurement action.