ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 515

(g) A unit shall publish [in the Contract Weekly] notice of a contract in excess
of $25,000 awarded under this section, or a lower amount set by the Board by
regulation in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the State Government Article AS
FOLLOWS:

(1)      UNTIL JULY 1, 2007 2006, IN THE CONTRACT WEEKLY AND IN
EMARYLAND MARKETPLACE; AND

(2)      ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2007 2006, IN EMARYLAND MARKETPLACE.

(H) (1) A UNIT MAY NOT CHARGE A FEE TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION THAT
IS REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION IN EMARYLAND
MARKETPLACE.

(2)      TO PAY THE COSTS INCURRED TO PUBLISH THE INFORMATION
REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION IN OF OPERATING EMARYLAND MARKETPLACE,
THE UNIT SHALL DEDUCT AND RETAIN FROM THE PROCUREMENT CONTRACT PRICE
THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER TO WHOM THE PROCUREMENT
CONTRACT WAS AWARDED THE FEE SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET
AND MANAGEMENT UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(3)      (I) THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SHALL
ESTABLISH BY REGULATION, AND ADJUST EACH FISCAL YEAR AS NECESSARY, THE
FEE THAT IS TO BE DEDUCTED FROM EACH PROCUREMENT CONTRACT UNDER THIS
SECTION.

(II) THE FEE SHALL BE SET AT AN AMOUNT THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO
PAY THE COSTS TO PUBLISH THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION IN
PAY THE COSTS OF OPERATING EMARYLAND MARKETPLACE.

13-107.1.

(a)     (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)     "Business and economic development services" means services
procured by the Department of Business and Economic Development.

(3)     "Educational services" means services procured to provide or assist in
providing training to third-party clients under a contract.

(4)     "Health or social services" means services procured to provide or
assist in providing support, care, or shelter to third-party clients under a contract.

(b)     A procurement officer may enter into a contract based on an unsolicited
proposal if the unsolicited proposal:

(1)     is in writing;

(2)     (i) contains a novel or innovative concept, application, approach, or
method which, to the knowledge of the procurement officer, is not used by or available
to another unit; or

(ii) demonstrates a novel capability of the offeror of the proposal;

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