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*sb1014*
SENATE BILL 1014
P2 4lr2068
HB 646/23 – HGO & APP
By: Senator Charles
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 2, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
State Procurement – Minority Business Enterprises and Small Business 2
Enterprises – Procurement Forecast and Outreach 3
FOR the purpose of requiring each unit to publish on the unit’s website annually a certain 4
procurement forecast; requiring the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business 5
Affairs to consult with each primary procurement unit to identify potential 6
contracting opportunities for and increase outreach efforts to small businesses; 7
requiring the Office to develop a certain program requiring each unit to submit, on 8
or before certain dates each year, certain procurement forecasts to the Office in 9
accordance with certain requirements; and generally relating to minority business 10
enterprise and small business enterprise participation in State procurement. 11
BY adding to 12
Article – State Finance and Procurement 13
Section 14–302(a)(16) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 17
Article – State Government 18
Section 9–302 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 21
BY adding to 22 2 SENATE BILL 1014
Article – State Government 1
Section 9–304.1 and 9–308 2
Annotated Code of Maryland 3
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 4
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6
Article – State Finance and Procurement 7
14–302. 8
(a) (16) ON OR BEFORE MAY 1 EACH YEAR, EACH UNIT SHALL PUBL ISH ON 9
THE UNIT’S WEBSITE A PROCUREM ENT FORECAST LISTING ALL KNOWN AND 10
ANTICIPATED PROCUREM ENTS TO BE MADE BY T HE UNIT IN THE UPCOM ING FISCAL 11
YEAR, INCLUDING AN ESTIMAT E OF THE ANTICIPATED MINORITY BUSINESS 12
ENTERPRISE PARTICIPA TION GOALS FOR EACH PROCUREMENT . 13
Article – State Government 14
9–302. 15
There is an Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs in the Executive 16
Department. 17
9–304.1. 18
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANI NGS 19
INDICATED. 20
(2) “PRIMARY PROCUREMENT U NIT” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 21
11–101 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 22
(3) “SMALL BUSINESS ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 14–501 OF 23
THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 24
(B) THE OFFICE SHALL CONSULT WITH EACH PRIMARY PR OCUREMENT 25
UNIT TO IDENTIFY POT ENTIAL CONTRACTING O PPORTUNITIES FOR AND INCREASE 26
OUTREACH EFFORTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES . 27
(C) THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH PRIMARY PROCUREMENT UNITS, 28
SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRA M TO: 29
SENATE BILL 1014 3
(1) IDENTIFY AND INCREAS E AWARENESS OF PROCU REMENT 1
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SM ALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS BUSINESSES FOR SERVICES AND 2
SUPPLIES; AND 3
(2) ASSIST SMALL BUSINES SES IN COMPLYING WITH PROCEDURES 4
FOR BIDDING ON A PRO CUREMENT CONTRACT OR RESPONDING TO A REQU EST FOR 5
PROPOSALS. 6
9–308. 7
(A) ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30 EACH YEAR, EACH UNIT SHALL SUBM IT TO THE 8
OFFICE A PROCUREMENT FORECAST FOR ALL PRO CUREMENT CONTRACTS O VER 9
$100,000 FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR . 10
(B) (1) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 15 EACH YEAR, EACH UNIT SHALL SUBM IT 11
ANNUALLY THE UNIT ’S RECONCILIATION OF THE PRIOR FISCAL YEA R’S 12
PROCUREMENT FORECAST TO INCLUDE: 13
(I) THE STATUS OF THE FO RECASTED PROCUREMENT S; 14
(II) THE TOTAL NUM BER OF FORECASTED CO NTRACTS THAT 15
HAVE BEEN AWARDED ; AND 16
(III) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROCUREMENTS THAT HA VE BEEN 17
AWARDED BUT WERE UNA NTICIPATED BY THE UN IT’S PRIOR FISCAL YEAR ’S 18
PROCUREMENT FORECAST . 19
(2) EACH UNIT SHALL NOTIF Y THE OFFICE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF ANY 20
UPDATES TO THE EXIST ING FORECAST, INCLUDING: 21
(I) ADDITIONAL PROCUREME NTS FORECASTED FOR T HE 22
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ; AND 23
(II) ANY PREVIOUSLY FOREC ASTED PROCUREMENTS T HAT ARE 24
NO LONGER ANTICIPATE D TO OCCUR DURING TH E FISCAL YEAR. 25
(3) THE OFFICE SHALL PUBLISH THE INFORMATION PROV IDED BY 26
EACH UNIT ON THE OFFICE’S WEBSITE. 27
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 28
October 1, 2024. 29