WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

H.B. 897

Sincerely,

William Donald Schaefer

Governor

House Bill No. 897

AN ACT concerning

Procurement Law - Sole Source Contracts - Notice

FOR the purpose of requiring that a unit of State government give certain prior notice
before entering into a certain sole source procurement contract contracts; requiring
that the unit give certain justification for its determination to award a contract by
the sole source method under certain circumstances; and generally relating to sole
source procurement.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 13-107
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1988 Replacement Volume and 1993 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Finance and Procurement

13-107.

(a)     (1) Whenever a procurement officer determines that there is only one
available source for the subject of a procurement contract, the procurement officer may
award the procurement contract without competition to that source.

(2) Before awarding a procurement contract to a sole source, the
procurement officer shall obtain:

(i) the approval of the head of the unit; and

(ii) any other approval required by law.

(b)     (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, with the prior
written approval of the Attorney General, a unit may enter into a sole source contract to
obtain the services of a contractor in connection with:

(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:

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