Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 1 - Methods of Source Selection
Section 13-109 - Small Procurement

(a)    In this section, “small procurement” means a procurement for which:
        (1)    a unit spends $50,000 or less;
        (2)    a contractor provides services subject to § 11–202(3) of this article for expected annual revenues of $50,000 or less;
        (3)    the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation is seeking to award a procurement contract for a construction with a value that is $100,000 or less; or
        (4)    for purposes of administering Title 29, Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the State Retirement Agency spends $50,000 or less during a fiscal year for:
            (i)    expenses related to independent medical evaluations by a physician; and
            (ii)    any expenses related to testimony by the physician at administrative hearings on behalf of the Agency.
    (b)    A unit may make small procurements in accordance with the regulations of primary procurement units.
    (c)    A primary procurement unit may not create a small procurement by artificial division of a procurement.
    (d)    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)    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.