§ 15-204. Procurement regulations -- Local small business enterprise program

MD Land Use Code § 15-204 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The Commission’s procurement regulations may establish a local small business enterprise program to encourage local small business enterprise participation in appropriate procurement activities.

(b)    The regulations adopted in accordance with this section may include:

(1)    procedures for reliable documentation of a business entity’s official designation by Montgomery County or Prince George’s County as a local small business enterprise;

(2)    procedures to be followed by staff, prospective contractors, and successful bidders or offerors to maximize notice to, and the opportunity to participate in the procurement process by, a broad range of local small business enterprises; and

(3)    provisions to:

(i)    extend reasonable competitive preferences for local small business enterprises;

(ii)    establish procurement goals of utilization of local small business enterprises; and

(iii)    reserve particular procurement activities for local small business enterprises under appropriate circumstances.