§ 13-109. Small procurement

   (a) "Small procurement" defined. -- In this section, "small procurement" means a procurement for which:

   (1) a unit spends $ 25,000 or less;

   (2) a contractor provides services subject to § 11-202(3) of this article for expected annual revenues of $ 25,000 or less; or

   (3) the Department of General Services is seeking to award a procurement contract for a construction with a value that is $ 50,000 or less.

(b) Authorized. -- A unit may make small procurements in accordance with the regulations of primary procurement units.

(c) Artificial division of procurement. -- A primary procurement unit may not create a small procurement by artificial division of a procurement.

(d) Procedures. -- Any regulation of a primary procurement unit to govern small procurements:

   (1) shall provide for a simplified administrative procedure;

   (2) shall be consistent with the basic intent of this Division II; and

   (3) may not be disadvantageous economically to the State.

(e) Board to review costs. -- At least every 3 years, the Board shall:

   (1) review the prevailing costs of labor and materials; and

   (2) if warranted by changes in cost, recommend to the General Assembly appropriate adjustments in the ceiling for a small procurement.

HISTORY: SF § 11-114; 1988, ch. 48, § 2; 1996, ch. 215; 2008, ch. 23.