Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 14–1004

// EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2030 PER CHAPTERS 736 AND 737 OF 2025 //

(a) A unit may include an ESOP evaluation factor in the technical evaluation for a competitive sealed proposal under § 13–104 of this article for a contract subject to this subtitle.

(b) An ESOP evaluation factor may be:

(1) if a point system is used for evaluation of proposals, up to the percentage of the total allocable technical points authorized under § 14–1003 of this subtitle; or

(2) if a point system is not used for evaluation of proposals, ranked in its relative order of importance.