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§ 14-204. Procedures

MD State Fin & Pro Code § 14-204 (2019) (N/A)
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The Secretary of General Services, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland each shall adopt regulations to establish procedures for:

(1)    compiling and maintaining a comprehensive bidder’s list of small businesses;

(2)    locating potential sources for various construction related services, supplies, and services and affirmatively seeking to locate potential minority business enterprise sources for those construction related services, supplies, and services;

(3)    helping small businesses to comply with the procedures for bidding on procurement contracts;

(4)    examining requests for construction related services, supplies, and services to determine when an invitation for bids may be designated for the Small Business Preference Program;

(5)    bidding for a procurement contract designated for a small business preference;

(6)    simplifying procurement specifications and terms, to increase the opportunities for small business participation;

(7)    investigating the responsibility of bidders on small business preferences; and

(8)    explaining to a small business the reason for which its bid for a small business preference was rejected.

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