Ch. 515                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

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 OF OPERATING EMARYLAND MARKETPLACE.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 2004.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - State Finance and Procurement

3-405.

(c) (3) If the value of any proposal submitted in accordance with this
subsection equals or exceeds $100,000 and the Secretary and unit agree to proceed with
the proposal, information on the proposal shall be:

(i) advertised for a period of at least 30 days in [the "Contract
Weekly", as published by the Office of the Secretary of State] EMARYLAND
MARKETPLACE; and

(ii) submitted, simultaneously with the advertisement, to the
Legislative Policy Committee for a 60-day review and comment period, during which
time the Committee may recommend that the proposal be treated as a procurement
contract under Division II of this article.

11-203.

(b) (4) (i) A unit that procures human, social, or educational services from
an entity enumerated in subsection (a)(2) of this section shall publish in [the Contract
Weekly] EMARYLAND MARKETPLACE notice of a procurement contract or an extension
or renewal of a procurement contract if:

1. the procurement contract, extension, or renewal costs more
than $25,000; and

2. the procurement is made for 3rd party clients described in
§ 13-106 of this article.

13-101.

[(e) "Contract Weekly Online" means the Internet-based version of the
Maryland Contract Weekly]

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