1830

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 292

(M-2) (M-1) "PROPOSAL" MEANS A RESPONSE BY A PERSON TO ANY
SOLICITATION, OTHER THAN AN INVITATION FOR BIDS OR REQUEST FOR
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST UNDER SECTION 3-207 OF THIS ARTICLE.

1-202.

(b) Except as provided in SUBSECTION (F) OF THIS SECTION
AND in §§ 9-106 and 9-206, this article does not apply to:

(1) Procurement by a State agency from:

(i) State agencies;

(ii) Political subdivisions of this State or
their agencies;

(iii) Other governments, including other

states, the federal government, and other countries;

(iv) Agencies or political subdivisions of

other governments; or

(v) Bistate, multistate, bicounty, or

multicounty governmental agencies; and

(2) Procurement for purposes of direct resale or
manufacture and subsequent resale in support of enterprise
activities.

(b) Except as provided in SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION
AND §"§ 3-405, 3-501, 8-204, 8-501 through 8-515, 8-701 through
8-705, 9-106, and 9-206, this article does not apply to:

(1) Contracts or like business agreements between a
State agency and another State agency or a political subdivision
of the State or other governments;

(2) Procurement by bistate or multistate governmental
agencies;

(3) Procurement by bicounty or multicounty

governmental agencies;

(4) Procurement by political subdivisions of the
State, including counties, municipalities, sanitary districts,
drainage districts, soil conservation districts, and water supply
districts; [and]

(5) Procurement for purposes of direct resale or
remanufacture and subsequent resale in support of enterprise
activities;