(a) The following procurement methods are authorized at the procurement officer’s discretion, where applicable: (1) competitive sealed bids under § 13–103 of this subtitle; (2) competitive sealed proposals under § 13–104 or § 13–105 of this subtitle; (3) noncompetitive negotiation under § 13–106 of this subtitle; (4) sole source procurement under § 13–107 of this subtitle; (5) emergency or expedited procurement […]
(a) A unit may not charge a fee to access eMaryland Marketplace. (b) (1) Subject to approval by the Board of Public Works, the Chief Procurement Officer may establish fees for the use of eMaryland Marketplace by an entity that publishes a notice of a procurement, conducts a procurement, or publishes a notice of award. (2) The Chief Procurement […]
(a) (1) Whenever procurement is based on competitive sealed bids, a procurement officer shall seek bids by issuing an invitation for bids. (2) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an invitation for bids shall include: (i) the specifications of the procurement contract, including the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation, as provided in�§ 14–303(b)�of this article; (ii) whether […]
(a) Competitive sealed proposals is the preferred method for human, social, cultural, or educational services. (b) (1) Whenever procurement is based on competitive sealed proposals, a procurement officer shall seek proposals by issuing a request for proposals. (2) A request for proposals shall include a statement of: (i) the scope of the procurement contract, including the expected degree of minority […]
(a) A request for proposals for a lease of real property shall include: (1) a work statement that shall be used as a basis for the evaluation of proposals; (2) a statement of the factors, including price, that will be used in evaluating proposals; and (3) a statement of the relative importance of each factor. (b) Subject to the requirements […]
(a) A procurement officer may award a procurement contract on the basis of noncompetitive negotiation if: (1) the procurement is for human, social, or educational services to be provided directly to individuals with disabilities, individuals who are aged, indigent, disadvantaged, unemployed, mentally or physically ill, or displaced or minors; (2) the procurement is one of a class for […]
(a) (1) Whenever a procurement officer determines that there is only 1 available source for the subject of a procurement contract, the procurement officer may award the procurement contract without competition to that source. (2) Before awarding a procurement contract to a sole source, the procurement officer shall obtain: (i) the approval of the head of the unit; and […]
(a) In this section, “emergency” means an occurrence or condition that creates an immediate and serious need for services, materials, or supplies that: (1) cannot be met through normal procurement methods; and (2) are required to avoid or mitigate serious damage to public health, safety, or welfare. (b) (1) Except as provided in § 11–205 (“Collusion”), § 10–204 (“Approval for […]
(a) In this section, “small procurement” means a procurement for which: (1) a unit spends $50,000 or less; (2) a contractor provides services subject to § 11–202(3) of this article for expected annual revenues of $50,000 or less; (3) the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation is seeking to award a procurement contract for a construction […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Cooperative entity” means one or more State or local entities that enter into an agreement for the cooperative or joint administration of programs. (3) “Governmental entity” means: (i) the federal government or an agency or other instrumentality of the federal government; (ii) another state or an agency or […]
(a) This section applies to the procurement of supplies, with an estimated contract value of $1,000,000 or more, by a primary procurement unit. (b) (1) Whenever the head of a primary procurement unit or designee determines that it is in the best interest of the State for a procurement contract to be based on auction bids, a procurement […]
(a) In this section, “Department” means the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation. (b) Qualification based selection shall only be used by the Department if the procurement: (1) is for architectural services, engineering services, or land surveying services; (2) is made on a competitive basis; (3) includes an evaluation of the technical proposals and qualifications of at […]
(a) The designated procurement units may adopt master contracting, a streamlined procurement method, to provide for the qualification of an offeror in one or more categories of services, supplies, or commodities. (b) If a designated procurement unit adopts master contracting, the master contracting method shall include: (1) the categories of services, supplies, or commodities in which an offeror […]
(a) The Board shall adopt regulations in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article to establish a uniform process for the solicitation of master contracts and task orders. (b) Each designated procurement unit shall ensure compliance with the regulations set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
