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Maryland Code, State Finance and Procurement § 13-226

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a primary procurement unit may conduct procurement, including the solicitation of bids or proposals, evaluation, award, execution, and administration of a contract, by electronic means as provided in the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act in Title 21 of the Commercial Law Article.

(b) Bidding or submitting a proposal on a procurement contract by electronic means shall constitute consent by the bidder or proposer to conduct by electronic means all elements of the procurement of that contract which the unit agrees to conduct by electronic means.

(c)(1)(i) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a unit utilizing electronic means to conduct procurement or a private contractor furnishing to the State electronic means for conducting procurement may charge a reasonable fee, on approval by the Chief Procurement Officer, to the bidder, proposer, or each contract awardee for the use of the electronic means.

(ii) Any fees collected under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be deposited in the Operations Revenue Fund established under § 13-102.1(c) of this subtitle.

(2) Unless approved by the Board of Public Works, a fee may not be charged under this subsection.

(d) The terms and conditions of a procurement conducted under this section shall comply with the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act in Title 21 of the Commercial Law Article.

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