§ 14-504. Eligible procurements; publication; awards [Subtitle subject to abrogation].

   (a) Eligibility for designation for reserve. -- Any procurement by a designated procurement unit of goods, supplies, services, maintenance, construction, construction-related services, architectural services, and engineering services shall be eligible for designation for the small business reserve.

(b) Publication of solicitation. -- A solicitation for procurement that has been designated for a small business reserve shall be published in the same manner as required for an invitation for bids as set forth in § 13-103(c) of this article.

(c) Award of contracts. -- The procurement officer of a designated procurement unit shall award a procurement contract designated for a small business reserve to the small business that submits a responsive bid that:

   (1) is the lowest bid price;

   (2) if the invitation for bids so provides, is the lowest evaluated bid price; or

   (3) is the bid or proposal most favorable to the State within the small business reserve.

HISTORY: 2004, ch. 75; 2007, ch. 514; 2010, ch. 22.