Maryland legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Maryland HB662: Procurement - Indefinite Quantity Contracts - Authorization
Status: Introduced, March 20, 2025
Authorizing a procurement officer to award an indefinite quantity contract under certain circumstances; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt certain regulations relating to the assignment of work under an indefinite quantity contract including assignment by right of first refusal in the order of ranking of contract awards and rotation among contractors; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Procurement - Master Contracting Indefinite Quantity Contracts - Authorization FOR the purpose of increasing the number of units that are authorized to adopt the master contracting method of procurement; authorizing a procurement officer to award an indefinite quantity contract under certain circumstances; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt certain regulations relating to assignment of work; and generally relating to the use of master contracting indefinite quantity contracts for State procurement…
From the engrossed text, March 11, 2025:
AN ACT concerning Procurement - Master Contracting Indefinite Quantity Contracts - Authorization FOR the purpose of increasing the number of units that are authorized to adopt the master contracting method of procurement; authorizing a procurement officer to award an indefinite quantity contract under certain circumstances; requiring the Board of Public Works to adopt certain regulations relating to assignment of work; and generally relating to the use of master contracting indefinite quantity contracts for State procurement. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 13-101, 13-113, and 13-114 13-113 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) BY adding to Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 13-212.2 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by amendment. *hb0662* HOUSE BILL SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - State Finance and Procurement 13-101. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) ["Designated procurement unit" (2) the Department of Transportation; or (3) the Department of Information Technology, only with respect …