Maryland State Finance and Procurement Section 13-102

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

      (a)      Except as provided in Subtitle 3 and Subtitle 4 of this title, all procurement by units shall be by competitive sealed bids unless one of the following methods specifically is authorized:

            (1)      competitive sealed proposals under § 13-104 or § 13-105 of this subtitle;

            (2)      noncompetitive negotiation under § 13-106 of this subtitle;

            (3)      sole source procurement under § 13-107 of this subtitle;

            (4)      emergency or expedited procurement under § 13-108 of this subtitle;

            (5)      small procurement under § 13-109 of this subtitle;

            (6)      an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement under § 13-110 of this subtitle;

            (7)      auction bids under § 13-111 of this subtitle; or

            (8)      an unsolicited proposal under § 13-107.1 of this subtitle.

      (b)      (1)      In awarding a procurement contract for human, social, cultural, or educational service, the preferred method is by competitive sealed proposals under § 13-104 of this subtitle.

            (2)      In awarding a procurement contract for a lease of real property, the preferred method is by competitive sealed proposals under § 13-105 of this subtitle.

            (3)      Procurement under an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement is appropriate in situations where the State is expected to achieve a better price as the result of economies of scale or to otherwise benefit by purchasing in cooperation with another governmental entity.

// SPECIAL NOTE: THE ABOVE SECTION WAS CHANGED BY CHAPTER 482 OF 2002 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 //

      (a)      Except as provided in Subtitle 3 and Subtitle 4 of this title, all procurement by units shall be by competitive sealed bids unless one of the following methods specifically is authorized:

            (1)      competitive sealed proposals under § 13-104 or § 13-105 of this subtitle;

            (2)      noncompetitive negotiation under § 13-106 of this subtitle;

            (3)      sole source procurement under § 13-107 of this subtitle;

            (4)      emergency or expedited procurement under § 13-108 of this subtitle;

            (5)      small procurement under § 13-109 of this subtitle;

            (6)      an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement under § 13-110 of this subtitle; or

            (7)      auction bids under § 13-111 of this subtitle.

      (b)      (1)      In awarding a procurement contract for human, social, cultural, or educational service, the preferred method is by competitive sealed proposals under § 13-104 of this subtitle.

            (2)      In awarding a procurement contract for a lease of real property, the preferred method is by competitive sealed proposals under § 13-105 of this subtitle.

            (3)      Procurement under an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement is appropriate in situations where the State is expected to achieve a better price as the result of economies of scale or to otherwise benefit by purchasing in cooperation with another governmental entity.