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Maryland Code, State Finance and Procurement § 14-502.1

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

(a)(1) This section applies to a procurement by any unit or agency of the Executive Branch of State government for goods, supplies, services, maintenance, construction, construction-related services, architectural services, or engineering services.

(2) This section does not apply to:

(i) procurements made under Subtitle 1 of this title;

(ii) procurements involving expenditures of federal dollars, to the extent that inclusion in the small business reserve program conflicts with federal law or grant provisions;

(iii) procurements with a total dollar value under $50,000;

(iv) the procurement of human, social, cultural, or educational services; or

(v) term and master contracts exempted under subsection (c) of this section.

(b)(1) A procurement with a total dollar value between $50,000 and $500,000 shall be designated for the small business reserve.

(2) Each unit or agency shall implement this subsection in a manner consistent with all applicable statutes, including the requirements of Subtitle 3 of this title.

(c)(1) A procurement may be exempt from designation under subsection (b) of this section if the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs certifies, concurrently with review of any waiver determinations for certified minority business enterprise participation contract goals, that it is not practicable to do so.

(2) The Office of State Procurement in the Department of General Services shall assist the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs in establishing procedures and guidelines for the exemption of procurements under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

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