WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 48

"Construction related services" § 11-101
"Engineering services" § 11-101
"Procurement contract" § 11-101
"Services" § 11-101 "Supplies" § 11-101

(M) PROCUREMENT CONTRACT.

(1)  "PROCUREMENT CONTRACT" MEANS AN AGREEMENT IN ANY
FORM ENTERED INTO BY A UNIT FOR PROCUREMENT.

(2)  "PROCUREMENT CONTRACT" DOES NOT INCLUDE:

(I)  A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH AN
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION;

(II)  AN AGREEMENT THAT CREATES AN
EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 64A, §
15A(A)(3) OF THE CODE; OR

(III)  A MEDICAID, JUDICARE, OR SIMILAR
REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACT FOR WHICH LAW SETS:

1.  USER OR RECIPIENT ELIGIBILITY; AND

2.  PRICE PAYABLE BY THE STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived
without substantive change from former SF § ll-101(k).

In this subsection, the term "procurement contract" is
substituted, as the defined term, for the former term
"contract", for clarity.

In paragraph (1) of this subsection, the defined term
"procurement" is substituted for the former
enumeration "the lease as lessee of real or personal
property or the acquisition of supplies, services,
construction, construction related services,
architectural services, or engineering services", for
brevity.

Defined terms: "Procurement" § 11-101
"Unit" § 11-101

(N) PROCUREMENT OFFICER.

"PROCUREMENT OFFICER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED BY A
UNIT TO:

(1) ENTER INTO A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT;
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