Red Card Media FY26-Sole Source Pre-Award

This is a sole source pre-award procurement issued by New Mexico State University (NMSU) for Red Card Media FY26 services under procurement number 2026-SSC-797. The contract opportunity was posted on February 25, 2026, with a response deadline of March 12, 2026, at 2:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time. The procurement involves football-related services with an estimated contract value of $100,000.00 for an increasing line item. NMSU has determined that Red Card Media is the only source capable of providing the required services; however, interested vendors who believe they can supply equal or greater services are encouraged to submit their qualifications and reasoning to the Director of Purchasing at purchasing@nmsu.edu for consideration. Challenges to the sole source justification must be submitted in writing within 7 calendar days of the posting date, with the posting period approved for 15 days. The contract does not require specific site visits or bidders' meetings. No specific commodity codes have been assigned to this procurement. Contact for inquiries regarding this opportunity is Adrian Carabajal at acar67@nmsu.edu or +1 575-646-3578.

This is a sole source procurement with no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond noted in the documentation. Red Card Media is identified as the incumbent vendor and current contractor for these football services. The contract award of $100,000.00 represents an increase to an existing sole source arrangement, indicating an established infrastructure and relationship between NMSU and Red Card Media for the delivery of these services. NMSU reserves the right to be the sole judge of equivalence regarding any alternative vendor submissions. The agreement was executed electronically on February 25, 2026, with final authorization completed by Dietrich Mackel on behalf of the institution, confirming the contract award through proper institutional approval procedures.