1. A. The Authority may require prequalification of bidders regardless of the method of procurement selected.

2. B. Method of Prequalification.

   1. (1) The Authority shall issue a request for qualifications.
   2. (2) The Authority may invite some or all persons and entities seeking to become qualified to participate in oral interviews. The interviews will become part of the responses to a request for qualifications.
   3. (3) The Authority may require some or all persons and entities seeking to become qualified to submit additional data and information, which will become part of the responses.
   4. (4) The Authority shall evaluate the responses and shall rank each response in accordance with evaluation criteria.
   5. (5) By applying the evaluation criteria, the Authority shall establish a short-list composed of a minimum of two and, in general, a maximum of five persons or entities.
   6. (6) The Authority shall notify those who qualified for the short-list that they have qualified and that they can anticipate a request for proposals, an invitation to bid, or, depending on the method of procurement selected by the Authority, an invitation to participate in negotiations.
   7. (7) The Authority shall notify those who did not qualify.
3. C. The requirement for competition may be satisfied by the prequalification process.

Authority: Natural Resources Article, §§3-905(b) and 3-921, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 26, 1980 (7:26 Md. R. 2424)

Chapter revised effective September 27, 1982 (9:19 Md. R. 1896)

Chapter revised effective March 19, 2001 (28:5 Md. R. 552)

Regulation .02 amended effective December 21, 2015 (42:25 Md. R. 1546)

Regulation .03A amended effective December 21, 2015 (42:25 Md. R. 1546)

Regulation .06 amended effective December 21, 2015 (42:25 Md. R. 1546)

Regulation .16 adopted effective December 11, 2003 (30:24 Md. R. 1744)