1. A. Mercury Content. If required under COMAR 21.11.07, a price preference not exceeding 5 percent shall be applied in the evaluation of bids or proposals in favor of products that are mercury free or if stated elsewhere in the solicitation, to products containing the least amount of mercury. The following mercury affidavit shall be completed and returned with the bid or proposal.

2. B. Mercury Affidavit.

   MERCURY AFFIDAVIT

   AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

   THEREBY AFFIRM THAT:

   I am the _________________ (Title) and the duly authorized representative of _______________________ (Business). I possess the legal authority to make this affidavit on behalf of myself and the business for which I am acting.

   MERCURY CONTENT INFORMATION:

   [ ] The product(s) offered do not contain mercury.

   OR

   [ ] The product(s) offered do contain mercury.

   1. (1) Describe the product or product component that contains mercury.
   2. (2) Provide the amount of mercury that is contained in the product or product component. Indicate the unit of measure being used.

   I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT this affidavit is to be furnished to the procurement officer and may be distributed to units of(1) the State of Maryland; (2) counties or other subdivisions of the State of Maryland; (3) other states; and (4) the federal government. I further acknowledge that this Affidavit is subject to applicable laws of the United States and the State of Maryland, both criminal and civil, and that nothing in this affidavit or any contract resulting from the submission of this bid or proposal shall be construed to supersede, amend, modify, or waive, on behalf of the State of Maryland, or any unit of the State of Maryland having jurisdiction, the exercise of any statutory right or remedy conferred by the Constitution and the laws of Maryland with respect to any misrepresentation made or any violation of the obligations, terms and covenants undertaken by the above business with respect to(1) this affidavit, (2) the contract, and (3) other affidavits comprising part of the contract.

   I DO SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND AFFIRM UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS AFFIDAVIT ARE TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, AND BELIEF.

   ________________ By ___________________________

   Date Signature

   Print Name: ____________________________________

   Authorized Representative and Affiant

Authority: : Election Law Article, §§14-101—14-108; State Finance and Procurement Article, §§3-412, 3.5-311, 11-206, 12-101, 13-207, 13-218, 13-221, 14-303, 14-308, 14-406, 16-102, 16-202, 16-203, 17-401—17-402, and Title 19; Annotated Code of Maryland; Ch. 293, Acts of 2009

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

Regulation .05 amended as an emergency provision effective March 17, 1982 (9:6 Md. R. 612); emergency status expired June 30, 1982; adopted permanently effective July 5, 1982 (9:13 Md. R. 1354)

Regulations .05A and B amended effective May 6, 1985 (12:9 Md. R. 816)

Regulations .06 and .07 adopted effective June 4, 1984 (11:11 Md. R. 963)

Regulations .01—.07 repealed and new Regulations .01—.07 adopted effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

Regulation .02A amended and C adopted effective May 20, 1996 (23:10 Md. R. 733)

Regulation .04 amended effective March 18, 2002 (29:5 Md. R. 505); January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1449)

Regulation .05 amended effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1221)

Regulation .05 repealed effective November 20, 1994 (21:23 Md. R. 1936)

Regulation .05 adopted effective March 8, 1999 (26:5 Md. R. 393)

Regulation .05A, B amended September 18, 2023 (50:18 Md. R. 800); April 29, 2024 (51:8 Md. R. 369)

Regulation .07 amended effective March 16, 2015 (42:5 Md. R. 488)

Regulation .07B amended effective October 1, 1990 (17:19 Md. R. 2322); August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1221); November 20, 1994 (21:23 Md. R. 1936); January 26, 1998 (25:2 Md. R. 79); November 7, 2005 (32:22 Md. R. 1759); March 12, 2007 (34:5 Md. R. 562); April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751); May 31, 2010 (37:11 Md. R. 766); August 8, 2011 (38:16 Md. R. 946); July 23, 2012 (39:14 Md. R. 839); May 13, 2013 (40:9 Md. R. 789); January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1449); March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .08 adopted as an emergency provision effective August 8, 1997 (24:18 Md. R. 1294); emergency status rescinded effective October 16, 1997 (24:23 Md. R. 1608)

Regulation .08 adopted effective July 9, 2001 (28:13 Md. R. 1216)

Regulation .08B amended effective January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1449)

Regulation .08B, E amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)

Regulation .09 adopted effective May 26, 2003 (30:10 Md. R. 668)

Regulation .10 adopted effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)