Section 14-705 – Subpoenas by Office — Fraud Hotline
(a) In the same manner and with the same fees as provided by law in civil cases, in a matter regarding the decertification of a certified local farm enterprise, the Office may: (1) subpoena witnesses; (2) administer oaths; and (3) compel the production of records, books, papers, and other documents. (b) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena […]
Section 14-706 – Fiscal Year Report — Items Included
(a) Within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year, each unit shall report to the Office. (b) A report under this section for the preceding fiscal year shall: (1) state the total number and value of procurement contracts for food between the unit and certified local farm enterprises; (2) indicate the percentage that those procurement contracts for […]
Section 14-707 – Directory Maintained by Department — Information Included
(a) (1) The Department shall develop and maintain a directory of all certified local farm enterprises. (2) The directory shall be accessible to the public on the Department’s website. (b) The Department shall include the following information for each certified local farm enterprise included in the directory: (1) all contract information available to the Department for the certified local farm […]
Section 14-708 – Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund — Purpose — Uses
(a) There is a Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund. (b) The purpose of the Fund is to support the creation of food aggregation, storage, processing, and distribution sites across the State through grants and near–equity investments. (c) The Maryland Agricultural and Resource–Based Industry Development Corporation shall administer the Fund. (d) The Fund consists of: (1) money appropriated […]
Section 14-602 – Procurement Procedures
(a) (1) A unit shall structure procurement procedures, consistent with the purposes of this subtitle, to try to achieve or exceed an overall percentage goal of the unit’s total dollar value of procurement contracts to be made directly or indirectly with veteran–owned small business enterprises. (2) The Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs shall adopt regulations […]
Section 14-603 – Awarding of Contract
(a) For procurements conducted by competitive sealed bidding, a unit shall award the contract to the responsible bidder that submits the responsive bid that: (1) (i) has the lowest bid price; (ii) has the lowest evaluated bid price; or (iii) for procurements subject to § 11–202(3) of this article, is the bid most favorable to the State; and (2) meets or […]
Section 14-604 – Regulations, Procedures and Report
The Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs shall: (1) adopt regulations to implement this subtitle; (2) establish procedures for tracking and reporting participation of veteran–owned small business enterprises under this subtitle; and (3) on or before December 1 of each year, report to the Legislative Policy Committee on: (i) the number and dollar value of contracts […]
Section 14-604.1 – Advisory Committee on Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises — Chair — Members — Duties
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee on Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprises. (3) “Office” means the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs. (4) “Special Secretary” means the Special Secretary for the Office. (b) The Office shall establish an Advisory Committee on Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprises. (c) The Special […]
Section 14-605 – Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Prohibition From Further Contracting With State; Report
(a) A person may not: (1) knowingly and with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtain, attempt to obtain, or aid another person in fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain, public money, procurement contracts, or funds expended under a procurement contract to which the person is not entitled under this article; (2) knowingly and with intent to defraud, fraudulently represent […]
Section 14-606 – Misrepresentation — Penalties
In addition to the penalties under § 14–605(b) of this subtitle, a person that willfully misrepresents a business as a veteran–owned small business enterprise for purposes of obtaining or retaining a contract or subcontract may be subject to: (1) suspension or debarment under Title 16 of this article; or (2) civil penalties under the Maryland False Claims […]