(a) In this section, “small procurement” means a procurement for which:
(1) a unit spends $100,000 or less;
(2) a contractor provides services subject to § 11-202(3) of this article for expected annual revenues of $100,000 or less;
(3) the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation is seeking to award a procurement contract for a construction with a value that is $200,000 or less;
(4) the Department of Natural Resources is seeking to award a procurement contract for capital projects or maintenance with a value that is $200,000 or less; or
(5) for purposes of administering Title 29, Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the State Retirement Agency spends $100,000 or less during a fiscal year for:
(i) expenses related to independent medical evaluations by a physician; and
(ii) any expenses related to testimony by the physician at administrative hearings on behalf of the Agency.
Regulations
(b) A unit may make small procurements in accordance with the regulations of primary procurement units.
Artificial division of procurement
(c) A primary procurement unit may not create a small procurement by artificial division of a procurement.
Procedures
(d) Any regulation of a primary procurement unit to govern small procurements:
(1) shall provide for a simplified administrative procedure;
(2) shall be consistent with the basic intent of this Division II; and
(3) may not be disadvantageous economically to the State.
Board to review costs
(e) At least every 3 years, the Board shall:
(1) review the prevailing costs of labor and materials; and
(2) if warranted by changes in cost, recommend to the General Assembly appropriate adjustments in the ceiling for a small procurement.
Credits
Added by Acts 1988, c. 48, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 215, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 2008, c. 23, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2017, c. 82, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 83, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 588, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 589, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2022, c. 39, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 161, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 13-109, MD STATE FIN & PROC § 13-109
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
