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I. Where can I find procurement opportunities with Maryland?
Two significant changes have impacted procurements effective July
1, 2005. These changes resulted from House Bill 702 passed during
the 2004 Session of the General Assembly, and apply to contracts
solicited and awarded on or after July 1, 2005. Contracts
solicited prior to July 1, 2005 will not be affected. eMaryland
Marketplace (eMM) has been modified to accommodate these new
requirements.
II. What solicitations are advertised in the Maryland Contract
Weekly or posted on the Bid Board?
State agencies must endeavor to obtain broad-based competition
from responsive and responsible bidders. Solicitations for
contracts valued between $10,000 and $25,000 can be published in
eMM. Most small procurements are advertised in the eMM and also
can be found on individual agency Bid Boards. In addition, current
bids and proposals for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
are located in the Procurements section of this website. For
contracts that are expected to exceed $25,000, Maryland law
requires that a solicitation notice be published in the eMM at
least 20 days before bids are due.
III. How Do I get a copy of a published solicitation?
The solicitation can be downloaded from the eMM or notice on the
Department’s website.
https://ebidmarketplace.com/
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/procumnt/proc_index.html
IV. Explain the difference between large procurements and small
procurements?
1. Large Procurements
For contracts that are expected to exceed
$25,000, Maryland law requires that a solicitation notice be
published in the eMM at least 20 days before bids are due.
Additional information about the eMM is available on their website
at:
https://ebidmarketplace.com/
2. Small Procurements
A. Overview
A small
procurement means the procedure used to obtain items reasonably
expected by a procurement officer to cost $25,000 or less or, in
the case of revenue-producing procurements, to provide annual
gross revenues to the State of $25,000 or less (COMAR
21.05.07.01). All State agencies have authority to make awards of
services and information technology (except telecommunications)
procurement contracts that do not exceed $25,000, regardless of
the method of source selection, e.g., competitive, sole source, or
emergency procedures. The only limitation to this authority is
that agencies may not artificially divide a single procurement
requirement into a number of small procurements in order to avail
themselves of this award authority. Because Maryland encourages
broad-based competition from responsive bidders, notice of
solicitations for contracts valued between $10,000 and $25,000 can
be published eMM and/or posted on a physical agency bid board.
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