- A. The following provision is mandatory for all State contracts: “As a condition of entering into this Agreement, Contractor represents and warrants that it will comply with the State's Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy, as described under State Finance and Procurement Article, Title 19, Annotated Code of Maryland. As part of this compliance, Contractor may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability or other unlawful forms of discrimination in the solicitation, selection, hiring, or commercial treatment of subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, or commercial customers, nor shall Contractor retaliate against any person for reporting instances of such discrimination. Contractor shall provide equal opportunity for subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers to participate in all of its public sector and private sector subcontracting and supply opportunities, provided that this clause does not prohibit or limit lawful efforts to remedy the effects of marketplace discrimination that have occurred or are occurring in the marketplace. Contractor understands that a material violation of this clause shall be considered a material breach of this Agreement and may result in termination of this Agreement, disqualification of Contractor from participating in State contracts, or other sanctions. This clause is not enforceable by or for the benefit of, and creates no obligation to, any third party.”
- B. The Contractor shall include the provision in §A of this regulation in all subcontracts to the State contract.
- C. The following provision is mandatory for all State contracts: “As a condition of entering into this Agreement, upon the request of the Commission on Civil Rights, and only after the filing of a complaint against Contractor under State Finance and Procurement Article, Title 19, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended from time to time, Contractor agrees to provide within 60 days after the request a complete list of the names of all subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers that Contractor has used in the past 4 years on any of its contracts that were undertaken within the State of Maryland, including the total dollar amount paid by Contractor on each subcontract or supply contract. Contractor further agrees to cooperate in any investigation conducted by the State pursuant to the State's Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy as set forth under State Finance and Procurement Article, Title 19, Annotated Code of Maryland, and to provide any documents relevant to any investigation that is requested by the State. Contractor understands that violation of this clause is a material breach of this Agreement and may result in contract termination, disqualification by the State from participating in State contracts, and other sanctions.”
Authority: Election Law Article, §§14-101—14-108; General Provisions Article, §§5-502—5-503; State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101, 13-217—13-219, 13-221, 15-226, 16-202, 17-401, and 17-402; Annotated Code of Maryland; Ch. 630, Acts of 2017
Effective date: July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-5)
Chapter recodified from COMAR 21.07.04 to 21.07.03 and revised effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)
Regulation .01 recodified to Regulation .01-1 and new Regulation .01 adopted effective January 26, 1998 (25:2 Md. R. 79)
Regulation .01 amended effective June 29, 2020 (47:13 Md. R. 643)
Regulation .05 amended effective October 2, 2000 (27:19 Md. R. 1730); July 9, 2001 (28:13 Md. R. 1216)
Regulation .06 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2284); March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)
Regulation .07 amended effective March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310)
Regulation .08 amended effective January 26, 1998 (25:2 Md. R. 79) December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2284); March 11, 2019 (46:5 Md. R. 310)
Regulation .09 amended effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1221)
Regulations .14 and .15 amended effective November 22, 1993 (20:23 Md. R. 1806)
Regulation .20 amended effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1221)
Regulation .22 amended effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1221)
Regulation .22 repealed effective November 20, 1994 (21:23 Md. R. 1936)
Regulation .25 adopted effective October 1, 1990 (17:19 Md. R. 2322)
Regulation .26 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 .26 adopted effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 751)
Regulation .26A amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)
Regulation .26C amended effective March 5, 2012 (39:4 Md. R. 338)
Regulation .27 adopted effective September 18, 2023 (50:18 Md. R. 800)
Regulation .27 amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)