- A. Emergency Procurement. Regulation .02 of this chapter is established for procurement of supplies, services, maintenance, commodities, information technology, leases, construction, or construction-related services in excess of $50,000 when competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals cannot be used in awarding or modifying a contract because of an emergency. Regulation .02 of this chapter does not apply to field change orders incidental to construction contracts. The procurement officer, with the approval of the agency head or designee, may award an emergency contract by other than competitive sealed bidding under COMAR 21.05.02 or competitive sealed proposals under COMAR 21.05.03.
- B. Expedited Procurement. Regulation .03 of this chapter is established for procurement of supplies, services, maintenance, commodities, information technology, leases, construction, or construction-related services in excess of $50,000 when competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed proposals cannot be used in awarding a contract because urgent circumstances require expedited action, and the action is in the public interest and outweighs the benefits of both competitive sealed bidding and competitive sealed proposals.
Authority: Public Safety Article, §14-117; State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101 and 13-108; Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-5)
Chapter revised effective May 6, 1985 (12:9 Md. R. 815)
Chapter revised effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)
Chapter revised effective April 24, 1995 (22:8 Md. R. 598)
Regulation .01 amended effective February 24, 1997 (24:4 Md. R. 294); March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310); May 2, 2022 (49:9 Md. R. 531)
Regulation .01B amended effective September 18, 2023 (50:18 Md. R. 800)
Regulation .02 amended effective September 5, 2022 (49:18 Md. R. 819)
Regulation .02A, D amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751); May 2, 2022 (49:9 Md. R. 531)
Regulation .02D amended effective November 7, 2005 (32:22 Md. R. 1759)
Regulation .03 amended effective September 5, 2022 (49:18 Md. R. 819)
Regulation .03A amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2284)
Regulation .03E amended effective November 7, 2005 (32:22 Md. R. 1759); April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)