WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                     Ch. 48

(I)  THREATENED OR PENDING LITIGATION;

(II)  APPRAISAL OF REAL PROPERTY FOR ACQUISITION
BY THE STATE; OR

(III)  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

(2)  THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A PROCUREMENT IN
WHICH:

(I)  A UNIT OBTAINS THE SERVICES OF A CONTRACTOR
TO REPRESENT THE STATE; AND

(II)  THE NATURE OF THE SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED
REQUIRES CONFIDENTIALITY.

(3)  THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY IF THE UNIT
REASONABLY CAN ANTICIPATE A CONTINUING NEED FOR A CONTRACTOR
DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1)(II) OR (III) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(C) PUBLIC NOTICE OF AWARD.

A UNIT SHALL PUBLISH IN THE MARYLAND REGISTER NOTICE OF A
PROCUREMENT CONTRACT AWARDED UNDER THIS SECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former SF § 11-112.

Subsections (b)(2)(i) and (c) of this section are
revised in the active voice to state affirmatively
that a "unit" is responsible for the duties under
these subsections. See revisor's note to § 13-103 of
this subtitle.

In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the former
reference to determining that "a competitive method
cannot be used to award a contract" is deleted as
surplusage.

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

"Procurement officer" § 11-101 "Services" § 11-101
"Unit" § 11-101

13-108. EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT; EXPEDITED PROCUREMENT.

(A) EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT.

(1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS

DIVISION II EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 11-205 ("FRAUD IN

PROCUREMENT"), § 12-109 ("BOARD APPROVAL FOR DESIGNATED
CONTRACTS"), TITLE 12, SUBTITLE 2 ("SUPERVISION OF CAPITAL

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