Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1235: State Procurement - Competitive Sealed Bids and Proposals - In-State Evaluation Preference
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
Requiring competitive sealed bids and proposals to be awarded based on certain standardized evaluation criteria; requiring the criteria to be included in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals; and requiring a responsive bid or proposal to include a certain State and local economic impact statement.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Procurement - Competitive Sealed Bids and Proposals - In-State Evaluation Preference FOR the purpose of requiring competitive sealed bids and proposals to be awarded based on certain standardized evaluation criteria; requiring the criteria to be included in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals; requiring a responsive bid or proposal to include a certain State and local economic impact statement; and generally relating to State procurement…
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Procurement - Competitive Sealed Bids and Proposals - In-State Evaluation Preference FOR the purpose of requiring competitive sealed bids and proposals to be awarded based on certain standardized evaluation criteria; requiring the criteria to be included in an invitation for bids or a request for proposals; requiring a responsive bid or proposal to include a certain State and local economic impact statement; and generally relating to State procurement. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 13-103 and 13-104 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - State Finance and Procurement 13-103. (a) (1) Whenever procurement is based on competitive sealed bids, a procurement officer shall seek bids by issuing an invitation for bids. (2) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an invitation for bids shall include: (i) the specifications of the procurement contract, including the expected degree of minority business enterprise participation, as provided in § 14-303(b) of EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1235* HOUSE BILL 1235 this article; (ii) a summary of the factors used to determine the …