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

   1. (1) a unit spends $100,000 or less;
   2. (2) a contractor provides services subject to § 11-202(3) of this article for expected annual revenues of $100,000 or less;
   3. (3) the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation is seeking to award a procurement contract for a construction with a value that is $200,000 or less;
   4. (4) the Department of Natural Resources is seeking to award a procurement contract for capital projects or maintenance with a value that is $200,000 or less; or

   5. (5) for purposes of administering Title 29, Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the State Retirement Agency spends $100,000 or less during a fiscal year for:

      1. (i) expenses related to independent medical evaluations by a physician; and
      2. (ii) any expenses related to testimony by the physician at administrative hearings on behalf of the Agency.
2. (b) A unit may make small procurements in accordance with the regulations of primary procurement units.
3. (c) A primary procurement unit may not create a small procurement by artificial division of a procurement.

4. (d) Any regulation of a primary procurement unit to govern small procurements:

   1. (1) shall provide for a simplified administrative procedure;
   2. (2) shall be consistent with the basic intent of this Division II; and
   3. (3) may not be disadvantageous economically to the State.

5. (e) At least every 3 years, the Board shall:

   1. (1) review the prevailing costs of labor and materials; and
   2. (2) if warranted by changes in cost, recommend to the General Assembly appropriate adjustments in the ceiling for a small procurement.
6. (f) If a primary procurement unit determines that a unit does not adhere to the established small procurement regulations, the primary procurement unit may limit or revoke a unit's ability to conduct small procurements.

Added by Acts 1988, c. 48, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 215, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 2008, c. 23, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2017, c. 82, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 83, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 588, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 589, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2022, c. 39, § 1, eff. June 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 161, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2025, c. 601, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.