The new mexico center for law and poverty (NMCLP) shall address new mexico’s critical need for eviction data by building a statewide framework to track eviction data and inform housing policy and eviction prevention strategies.

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions is awarding a sole-source contract to the New Mexico Center for Law and Poverty (NMCLP) to build a statewide eviction data tracking framework, with a proposal due July 31, 2026. This is a non-competitive procurement — the sole-source determination was approved June 30, 2026, by the State Purchasing Agent.

NMCLP's unique eligibility stems from its selection by New America as one of 11 states nationwide to participate in the Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN), which provides $100,000 in grant funding, technical assistance, data tools, and national expertise. DWS determined that no other New Mexico entity possesses the combination of New America funding and technical support necessary to execute the initiative.

The scope requires NMCLP to hire a full-time Eviction Data Program Manager, conduct a statewide data needs assessment in collaboration with courts and state agencies, convene a cross-sector eviction data problem-solving team comprising state agencies, legal aid organizations, and community partners, and build sustainable data infrastructure for ongoing eviction data collection and analysis to support housing policy and eviction prevention decision-making statewide.

The contract value is $150,000 over two years, representing matching funds from the Office of Housing. This match exceeds the minimum 1:1 requirement against the $100,000 EDRN grant.