Ch. 48

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2)  ENSURING FAIR AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF ALL
PERSONS WHO DEAL WITH THE STATE PROCUREMENT SYSTEM;

(3)  PROVIDING SAFEGUARDS FOR MAINTAINING A STATE
PROCUREMENT SYSTEM OF QUALITY AND INTEGRITY;

(4)  FOSTERING EFFECTIVE BROAD-BASED COMPETITION IN
THE STATE THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM;

(5)  PROVIDING INCREASED ECONOMY IN THE STATE
PROCUREMENT SYSTEM;

(6)  MAXIMIZING GETTING THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM THE
PURCHASING POWER OF THE STATE;

(7)  SIMPLIFYING, CLARIFYING, AND MODERNIZING THE LAW
THAT GOVERNS STATE PROCUREMENT;

(8)  ALLOWING THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF PROCUREMENT
REGULATIONS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES IN THE STATE; AND

(9)  PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFORM STATE
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE.

(B)  CONSTRUCTION.

UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THIS DIVISION II SHALL BE
CONSTRUED LIBERALLY AND APPLIED TO PROMOTE THE PURPOSES AND
POLICIES ENUMERATED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

(C)  INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS.

IF A PROVISION OF THIS DIVISION II IS INCONSISTENT WITH A
FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION, OR GRANT AGREEMENT OR OTHER FEDERAL
REQUIREMENT THAT GOVERNS PROCUREMENT OR A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT OR
WITH THE TERMS OF A GIFT, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 1, § 2 2 OF THE
CODE, THE FEDERAL REQUIREMENT OR THE TERMS OF THE GIFT CONTROL
THE PROCUREMENT OR PROCUREMENT CONTRACT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former SF §§ 11-102
and ll-103(h).

In subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the word
"underlying", which formerly modified the word
"purposes", is deleted as surplusage.

In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the word "State"
is substituted for the former word "public", to
standardize the references throughout subsection (a)
of this section to "State procurement". Similarly, in
subsection (a)(4) and (8) of this section, the phrase
"in this State" is added to modify the references to

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