§ 14-603

Maryland § 14-603

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gsf: State Finance and Procurement
• Title: 14

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(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.