The procurement officer or the procurement officer's designee shall be responsible for reviewing the specifications for content, clarity, and completeness and to ensure that the specification is nonrestrictive. Final approval of the specifications shall rest with the procurement officer and subsequently with the Department. Specifications may be revised by the procurement officer for purposes of clarification as long as elements of the specifications remain the same. Revisions which change the technical elements of the specification may be made in consultation with the using agency.

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)