Ch. 48                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND

(II) NONCOMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION;

(III) SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT;

(IV) EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT;

(V) EXPEDITED PROCUREMENT; OR

(VI) SMALL PROCUREMENT.

(A) IN GENERAL.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBTITLE 3 OF THIS TITLE, ALL
PROCUREMENT BY UNITS SHALL BE BY COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS UNLESS 1
OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS SPECIFICALLY IS AUTHORIZED;

(1) COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS UNDER § 13-104 OR §
13-105 OF THIS SUBTITLE;

SUBTITLE;
SUBTITLE;

(2) NONCOMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION UNDER § 13-106 OF THIS

(3) SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT UNDER § 13-107 OF THIS

(4) EMERGENCY OR EXPEDITED PROCUREMENT UNDER § 13-108
OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR

(5) SMALL PROCUREMENT UNDER § 13-109 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

(B) PREFERRED METHODS.

(1) IN AWARDING A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT FOR HUMAN,
SOCIAL, CULTURAL, OR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE, THE PREFERRED METHOD IS
BY COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS UNDER § 13-104 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(2) IN AWARDING A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT FOR A LEASE OF
REAL PROPERTY, THE PREFERRED METHOD IS BY COMPETITIVE SEALED
PROPOSALS UNDER § 13-105 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former SF §§ ll-109(a)
and (b) and ll-110(a).

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

13-103. COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS.
(A) INVITATIONS FOR BIDS.

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