2013 Maryland Code
STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT
§ 13-109 - Small procurement

§13-109.

(a) In this section, “small procurement” means a procurement for which:

(1) a unit spends $25,000 or less;

(2) a contractor provides services subject to § 11-202(3) of this article for expected annual revenues of $25,000 or less; or

(3) the Department of General Services is seeking to award a procurement contract for a construction with a value that is $50,000 or less.

(b) A unit may make small procurements in accordance with the regulations of primary procurement units.

(c) A primary procurement unit may not create a small procurement by artificial division of a procurement.

(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.

(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.