Ch. 515                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(3)     has not been previously submitted to the unit by another person;

(4)     is for the delivery of:

(i) educational services;

(ii) health or social services; or

(iii) business and economic development services; and

(5)     meets a need of or is otherwise advantageous to the unit.

(i) (1) Not less than 30 days before the execution and award, of a contract
based on an unsolicited proposal under this section, the contracting unit shall publish
a general notice of the intent to award the contract [in] AS FOLLOWS:

(i) UNTIL JULY 1, 2007 2006, IN the Contract Weekly AND IN
EMARYLAND MARKETPLACE; and

(II) ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2007 2006, IN EMARYLAND
MARKETPLACE; AND

(ii) (III) [IN at least one newspaper of general circulation in:

1.       the county of the agency to be served under the contract;
and

2.       if applicable, the county of the client population to be
served by the agency under the contract] ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2007, IN EMARYLAND
MARKETPLACE.

(2) [For purposes of this subsection:

(i) the Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post shall be considered
newspapers of general circulation in the counties of the State; and

(ii) in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County,
the Baltimore Afro-American shall be considered a newspaper of general circulation.

(3)] If, during the 30-day period established under paragraph (1) of this
subsection, a person petitions the interagency panel for reconsideration of a
determination of approval under subsection (b) of this section, the interagency panel
shall reconsider the determination of approval and make written findings affirming
or reversing the determination of approval.

(j) In addition to publishing notice of the intent to award a contract based on
an unsolicited proposal under subsection (i) of this section, not more than 30 days
after the execution and approval of a procurement contract awarded under this
section, a unit shall publish notice of the award [in the Contract Weekly] AS
FOLLOWS:

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

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