A specification as used in this title means a clear and accurate description of the functional characteristics or the nature of an item to be procured. It may include a statement of any of the procurement agency's requirements and may provide for submission of samples, inspection, or testing of the item before procurement.

Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101 and 13-205, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-5)

Regulation .01 amended effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

Regulation .02 amended effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

Regulation .02A amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)

Regulation .03 amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751); January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1449)

Regulation .04 amended effective May 2, 2022 (49:9 Md. R. 531)