§ 14-501. Definitions[Amendment subject to abrogation; subtitle subject to abrogation]

   (a) In general. -- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) Designated procurement unit. -- "Designated procurement unit" means:

   (1) the State Treasurer;

   (2) the Department of Information Technology;

   (3) the Department of Business and Economic Development;

   (4) the Department of the Environment;

   (5) the Department of General Services;

   (6) the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;

   (7) the Department of Housing and Community Development;

   (8) the Department of Human Resources;

   (9) the Department of Juvenile Services;

   (10) the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation;

   (11) the Department of Natural Resources;

   (12) the State Department of Education;

   (13) the Department of State Police;

   (14) the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;

   (15) the Department of Transportation;

   (16) the University System of Maryland;

   (17) the Maryland Port Commission;

   (18) the State Retirement Agency;

   (19) the Maryland Insurance Administration;

   (20) the Maryland Stadium Authority;

   (21) the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency;

   (22) the Morgan State University; and

   (23) the Maryland Transportation Authority.

(c) Small business. -- "Small business" means:

   (1) a certified minority business enterprise, as defined in § 14-301 of this title, that meets the criteria specified under paragraph (2) of this subsection; or

   (2) a business, other than a broker, that meets the following criteria:

      (i) the business is independently owned and operated;

      (ii) the business is not a subsidiary of another business;

      (iii) the business is not dominant in its field of operation; and

      (iv) 1. A. the wholesale operations of the business did not employ more than 50 persons in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years;

            B. the retail operations of the business did not employ more than 25 persons in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years;

            C. the manufacturing operations of the business did not employ more than 100 persons in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years;

            D. the service operations of the business did not employ more than 100 persons in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years;

            E. the construction operations of the business did not employ more than 50 persons in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years; and

            F. the architectural and engineering services of the business did not employ more than 100 persons in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years; or

         2. A. the gross sales of the wholesale operations of the business did not exceed an average of $ 4,000,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years;

            B. the gross sales of the retail operations of the business did not exceed an average of $ 3,000,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years;

            C. the gross sales of the manufacturing operations of the business did not exceed an average of $ 2,000,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years;

            D. the gross sales of the service operations of the business did not exceed an average of $ 10,000,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years;

            E. the gross sales of the construction operations of the business did not exceed an average of $ 7,000,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years; and

            F. the gross sales of the architectural and engineering services of the business did not exceed an average of $ 4,500,000 in its most recently completed 3 fiscal years.

(d) Small business reserve. -- "Small business reserve" means those procurements that are limited to responses from small businesses under § 14-502(b) of this subtitle.

HISTORY: 2004, ch. 75; 2006, ch. 342; 2007, ch. 514; 2008, ch. 9, § 2; ch. 388, § 1, 2; ch. 389, § 1, 2; 2010, ch. 22; 2012, chs. 538, 539; 2012 2nd Sp. Sess., ch. 1, § 16.