Maryland Code, State Finance and Procurement § 13-104

(i) the scope of the procurement contract, including the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation, as provided in § 14-303(b) of this article;

(ii) a summary of the factors used to determine the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation for the procurement contract, including subcontracting opportunities identified for the project, any applicable North American Industry Classification System codes linked to the subcontracting opportunities, and the number of certified minority business enterprises in those industries;

(iii) the factors, including price, that will be used in evaluating proposals; and

(iv) the relative importance of each factor.

(i) obtain the best price for the State; and

(ii) ensure full understanding of:

(i) shall conduct the discussions in accordance with regulations adopted under this Division II;

(ii) shall provide an opportunity to participate to each responsible offeror who submits a proposal that, in the judgment of the procurement officer, is reasonably susceptible of being selected for award;

(iii) shall treat all of those responsible offerors fairly and equally;

(iv) may allow all of those responsible offerors to revise their initial proposals by submitting best and final offers, if discussions indicate that it would be in the best interests of the State to do so;

(v) may conduct more than 1 series of discussions and requests for best and final offers; and

(vi) may not disclose to an offeror any information derived from a proposal of or discussions with a competing offeror.

(i) a proposal is irrevocable for the period specified in the request for proposals; and

(ii) a best and final offer is irrevocable for the period specified in the request for best and final offers.

(i) allowed under regulations adopted under this Division II; and

(ii) approved in writing by the Office of the Attorney General.