WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                     Ch. 48

(D)  OPENING OF BIDS.

(1)  A PROCUREMENT OFFICER SHALL:

(I)  OPEN BIDS IN PUBLIC AT THE TIME AND PLACE
DESIGNATED IN THE INVITATION FOR BIDS; AND

(II)  ANNOUNCE, RECORD, AND POST:

1.  THE NAME OF EACH BIDDER; AND

2.  THE AMOUNT OF EACH BID.

(2)  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, AFTER BID OPENING, A BID IS IRREVOCABLE, AFTER BID
OPENING, FOR THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE INVITATION FOR BIDS.

(3)  A PROCUREMENT OFFICER MAY ALLOW A BIDDER TO
CORRECT OR WITHDRAW A BID IF CORRECTION OR WITHDRAWAL IS:

(I)  ALLOWED UNDER REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER
THIS DIVISION II; AND

(II)  APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE OFFICE OF THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL.

(E)  AWARD OF PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

(1)  AFTER OBTAINING ANY APPROVAL REQUIRED BY LAW, THE
PROCUREMENT OFFICER SHALL AWARD THE PROCUREMENT CONTRACT TO THE
RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WHO SUBMITS THE RESPONSIVE BID THAT:

(1) (I) IS THE LOWEST BID PRICE;

(2) (II) IF THE INVITATION FOR BIDS SO PROVIDES, IS
THE LOWEST EVALUATED BID PRICE; OR

(3) (III) FOR PROCUREMENT SUBJECT TO § 11-202(3) OF
THIS ARTICLE, IS THE BID MOST FAVORABLE FINANCIALLY TO THE STATE.

(F) SAME 1 RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WITH RESPONSIVE BID.

(2)  IF, AFTER COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS HAVE BEEN
OPENED, A PROCUREMENT OFFICER DETERMINES THAT ONLY 1 RESPONSIBLE
BIDDER HAS SUBMITTED A RESPONSIVE BID, THE UNIT MAY NEGOTIATE THE
PROCUREMENT CONTRACT WITH THAT 1 BIDDER UNDER THE PROCEDURE FOR
SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT.

(G) SAME NEGOTIATED AWARD BASED ON REVISED BIDS.

(1) (3) (I) AFTER COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS HAVE BEEN
OPENED, A PROCUREMENT OFFICER MAY AWARD A PROCUREMENT CONTRACT ON
THE BASIS OF REVISED BIDS IF:

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