§ 17-502. Use by certain persons

MD State Fin & Pro Code § 17-502 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In addition to any other provision of law, the following persons shall use eMaryland Marketplace to publish notice of a procurement or publish a notice of award of a procurement that is at the same amount or exceeds the amount required by the Board for a State contract to be published in eMaryland Marketplace:

(1)    a unit of State government;

(2)    a county;

(3)    a municipality;

(4)    a bicounty or multicounty governmental agency;

(5)    a special tax district, sanitary district, drainage district, soil conservation district, and water supply district;

(6)    a public institution of higher education;

(7)    a public school; and

(8)    except for the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, an entity exempt from the provisions of this Division II in accordance with § 11–203 of this article.

(b)    This section may not be construed to prohibit a person listed in subsection (a) of this section from publishing notice of a procurement or publishing a notice of award in accordance with any other law or policy.

(c)    An unintentional violation of this section may not constitute grounds to challenge or appeal:

(1)    the award of a procurement; or

(2)    the process through which a procurement was conducted.