Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. § 14-204
Rules and regulations
Effective Oct 1, 2025Added by Acts 1988, c. 48, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 246, § 4, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 9, eff. March 9, 1989; Acts 1997, c. 114, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2024, c. 653, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2025, c. 601, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.State of Maryland
- (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.
The Special Secretary for the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs shall adopt regulations to establish procedures for:
Added by Acts 1988, c. 48, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 246, § 4, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1989, c. 5, § 9, eff. March 9, 1989; Acts 1997, c. 114, § 1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2024, c. 653, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2025, c. 601, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.