Md. Code Regs. 21.11.02.08
If a bidder or offeror fails to prove to the satisfaction of the procurement officer that the bid or offered price of domestic steel products is unreasonable, that bid or offer shall be rejected and the procurement officer may award the contract to the responsible bidder or offeror submitting the next most favorable responsive bid or next most advantageous offer.
Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101 and 17-301—17-306, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-5)
Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-3); emergency status expired October 1, 1981 (Emergency provisions are temporary and not printed in COMAR)
Regulations .01 and .02 amended effective May 10, 1982 (9:9 Md. R. 912)
Regulations .02, .04--.08 amended effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)
Annotation: COMAR 21.11.02.02B cited in Attorney General Opinion No. 81-001 (January 15, 1981) (cited to the previous codification at COMAR