3442

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 842

[(p)] (Q) "State agency" means any agency, association,
board, bureau, college, commission, committee, council,
foundation, fund, department, institute, institution, public
corporation, service, trust, university, or other unit of the
executive branch of the State government and includes any subunit
within any of these units.

[(q)] (R) "Supplemental agreement" means any contract
modification which is accomplished by the mutual action of the
parties.

[(r)] (S) "Supplies" means all property, including
equipment, [leases on real property,] printing and insurance,
except [land] REAL PROPERTY, a TEMPORARY OR permanent interest in
[land] REAL PROPERTY, or a temporary construction easement.

[(s)] (T) "Using agency" means any State agency which uses
any supplies, services, or construction procured under this
Division II of this article.

13-201.

(a)  Except as provided in Title 19 or as otherwise
authorized by law, all State contracts shall be awarded by:

(1)  Competitive sealed bidding, under § 13-202;

(2)  Competitive negotiation, under § 13-203;

(3)  Revised bids after competitive sealed bidding
where all bids are rejected, under § 13-204;

(4)  Noncompetitive negotiation, under § 13-205;

(5)  Small procurement procedure, under § 13-206; or

(6)  Noncompetitive negotiated procurement, under §
13-207.

(b)  (1) Except as provided in [paragraph] PARAGRAPHS (2)
AND (3) of this subsection, in selecting one of the methods
authorized by subsection (a) for the awarding of contracts, it is
the public policy of this State that competitive sealed bidding
shall be the preferred method for awarding contracts.

(2)  In awarding contracts for the procurement of
human, social, cultural, or educational services, the preferred
method of award is by competitive negotiation.

(3)  IN AWARDING CONTRACTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF REAL
PROPERTY LEASES, COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION UNDER § 13-203(B) OF
THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE THE PREFERRED METHOD.

13-203.