{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-13-109","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 13–109","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “small procurement” means a procurement for which:\n(1) a unit spends $100,000 or less;\n(2) a contractor provides services subject to § 11–202(3) of this article for expected annual revenues of $100,000 or less;\n(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 $200,000 or less;\n(4) the Department of Natural Resources is seeking to award a procurement contract for capital projects or maintenance with a value that is $200,000 or less; or\n(5) for purposes of administering Title 29, Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article, the State Retirement Agency spends $100,000 or less during a fiscal year for:\n(i) expenses related to independent medical evaluations by a physician; and\n(ii) any expenses related to testimony by the physician at administrative hearings on behalf of the Agency.\n(b) A unit may make small procurements in accordance with the regulations of primary procurement units.\n(c) A primary procurement unit may not create a small procurement by artificial division of a procurement.\n(d) Any regulation of a primary procurement unit to govern small procurements:\n(1) shall provide for a simplified administrative procedure;\n(2) shall be consistent with the basic intent of this Division II; and\n(3) may not be disadvantageous economically to the State.\n(e) At least every 3 years, the Board shall:\n(1) review the prevailing costs of labor and materials; and\n(2) if warranted by changes in cost, recommend to the General Assembly appropriate adjustments in the ceiling for a small procurement.\n(f) If a primary procurement unit determines that a unit does not adhere to the established small procurement regulations, the primary procurement unit may limit or revoke a unit’s ability to conduct small procurements.","path":["Article - State Finance and Procurement"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsf\u0026section=13-109","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:48Z","sha256":"027a61d8b8e75b33965ff317d071c4a19626213e1b7fb66fae345a960b50b5e8","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-13-108","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-13-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}