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Ch. 514
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2007 Laws of Maryland
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(b) This subsection does not apply to procurements subject to Subtitle 1 of
this title.
(c) A designated procurement unit shall structure its procurement
procedures to achieve a minimum of 10 percent of the unit's total dollar value of goods,
supplies, services, maintenance, construction, construction-related services,
architectural service, and engineering service contracts to be made directly to small
businesses.
(d) The total dollar value of procurements by a designated procurement unit
does not include the value of contracts to which this section does not apply because of
a conflict with federal law.
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14-503.
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(a) The Department of General Services shall adopt regulations to establish
procedures for compiling and maintaining a comprehensive bidder's list of qualified
small businesses that shall be posted on the Department's website.
(b) Each designated procurement unit shall ensure compliance with the
regulations set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
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14-504.
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(a) Any procurement by a designated procurement unit of goods, supplies,
services, maintenance, construction, construction-related services, architectural
services, and engineering services shall be eligible for designation for the small
business reserve.
(b) A solicitation for procurement that has been designated for a small
business reserve shall be published in the same manner as required for an invitation
for bids as set forth in § 13-103(c) of this article.
(c) The procurement officer of a designated procurement unit shall award a
procurement contract designated for a small business reserve to the small business
that submits a responsive bid that:
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is the lowest bid price;
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(1)
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if the invitation for bids so provides, is the lowest evaluated bid
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(2)
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price; or
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is the bid or proposal most favorable to the State within the small
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(3)
business reserve,
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