Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6 - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation
Section 14-603 - Awarding of Contract

(a)    For procurements conducted by competitive sealed bidding, a unit shall award the contract to the responsible bidder that submits the responsive bid that:
        (1)    (i)    has the lowest bid price;
            (ii)    has the lowest evaluated bid price; or
            (iii)    for procurements subject to § 11–202(3) of this article, is the bid most favorable to the State; and
        (2)    meets or makes a good faith effort to meet any applicable overall percentage goal established under this subtitle.
    (b)    For procurements conducted by competitive sealed proposals, a unit shall award the contract to the responsible offeror:
        (1)    proposing the most advantageous offer; and
        (2)    that meets or makes a good faith effort to meet any applicable overall percentage goal established under this subtitle.