Md. Code Regs. 21.05.01.01

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 20, October 4, 2024

Section 21.05.01.01 - Methods of Source Selection

Unless otherwise authorized by law, all State procurement contracts shall be awarded by one of the following methods, at the procurement officer's discretion, where applicable:

A. Competitive sealed bidding under COMAR 21.05.02;

B. Competitive sealed proposals under COMAR 21.05.03;

C. Negotiated award after unsatisfactory competitive sealed bidding under COMAR 21.05.04;

D. Noncompetitive negotiations:

(1) Sole source under COMAR 21.05.05;

(2) Emergency and expedited under COMAR 21.05.06;

E. Small procurement procedures under COMAR 21.05.07;

F. Noncompetitive negotiated procurement under COMAR 21.05.12.04;

G. Intergovernmental cooperative purchasing under COMAR 21.05.09;

H. Architectural, engineering, and land surveying services qualification based selection under COMAR 21.12;

I. Master contracting under COMAR 21.05.13;

J. Auction bids under COMAR 21.05.14; or

K. Pay-for-success contracting under COMAR 21.05.15.

Md. Code Regs. 21.05.01.01

Regulation .01D amended effective May 6, 1985 (12:9 Md. R. 815)
Regulation .01F adopted effective July 29, 1985 (12:15 Md. R. 1526)
Regulation .01 amended effective October 5, 1998 (25:20 Md. R. 1533); amended effective 43:26 Md. R. 1449, eff. 1/2/2017; amended effective 46:5 Md. R. 310, eff. 3/11/2019; amended effective 47:13 Md. R. 643, eff. 6/29/2020; amended effective 50:18 Md. R. 800, eff. 9/18/2023