Before awarding, sponsoring, or participating in an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement, the procurement officer shall obtain the approval of the primary procurement unit head or designee, and any other approvals as required under this title.

Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101, 13-102, 13-110, and 14-303, Annotated Code of Maryland; Ch. 774, Acts of 2017

Effective date: October 5, 1998 (25:20 Md. R. 1533)

Regulation .01B amended effective October 18, 1999 (26:21 Md. R. 1631); January 22, 2001 (28:1 Md. R. 27); March 12, 2007 (34:5 Md. R. 562); July 23, 2012 (39:14 Md. R. 839); June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 643)

Regulation .03C amended effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 685)

Regulation .04 amended effective March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310)

Regulation .05 amended effective March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310); April 29, 2024 (51:8 Md. R. 369)

Regulation .07 amended effective June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 643)

Regulation .08A amended effective September 18, 2023 (50:18 Md. R. 800)

Regulation .08B amended effective March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310)