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Chapter 584
(Senate Bill 1014)
AN ACT concerning
State Procurement – Minority Business Enterprises and Small Business
Enterprises – Procurement Forecast and Outreach
FOR the purpose of requiring each unit to publish on the unit’s website annually a certain
procurement forecast; requiring the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business
Affairs to consult with each primary procurement unit to identify potential
contracting opportunities for and increase outreach efforts to small businesses;
requiring the Office to develop a certain program requiring each unit to submit, on
or before certain dates each year, certain procurement forecasts to the Office in
accordance with certain requirements; and generally relating to minority business
enterprise and small business enterprise participation in State procurement.
BY adding to
Article – State Finance and Procurement
Section 14–302(a)(16)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – State Government
Section 9–302
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article – State Government
Section 9–304.1 and 9–308
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 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
14–302.
(a) (16) ON OR BEFORE MAY 1 EACH YEAR, EACH UNIT SHALL PUBL ISH ON
THE UNIT’S WEBSITE A PROCUREM ENT FORECAST LISTING ALL KNOWN AN D
ANTICIPATED PROCUREM ENTS TO BE MADE BY T HE UNIT IN THE UPCOM ING FISCAL Ch. 584 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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YEAR, INCLUDING AN ESTIMAT E OF THE ANTICIPATED MINORITY BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE PARTICIPA TION GOALS FOR EACH PROCUREMENT .
Article – State Government
9–302.
There is an Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs in the Executive
Department.
9–304.1.
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.
(2) “PRIMARY PROCUREMENT U NIT” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN §
11–101 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE.
(3) “SMALL BUSINESS ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 14–501 OF
THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT ARTICLE.
(B) THE OFFICE SHALL CONSULT WITH EACH PRIMARY PR OCUREMENT
UNIT TO IDENTIFY POT ENTIAL CONTRACTING O PPORTUNITIES FOR AND INCREASE
OUTREACH EFFORTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES .
(C) THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH PRIMARY PROCUREMENT UNITS,
SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO :
(1) IDENTIFY AND INCREAS E AWARENESS OF PROCU REMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SM ALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS BUSINESSES FOR SERVICES AND
SUPPLIES; AND
(2) ASSIST SMALL BUSINES SES IN COMPLYING WITH PROCEDURES
FOR BIDDING ON A PRO CUREMENT CONTRACT OR RESPONDING TO A REQU EST FOR
PROPOSALS.
9–308.
(A) ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30 EACH YEAR, EACH UNIT SHALL SUBM IT TO THE
OFFICE A PROCUREMENT FORECAST FOR ALL PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS OVER
$100,000 FOR THE UPCOMING FIS CAL YEAR.
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(B) (1) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 15 EACH YEAR, EACH UNIT SHALL SUBM IT
ANNUALLY THE UNIT ’S RECONCILIATION OF THE PRIOR FISCAL YEA R’S
PROCUREMENT FORECAST TO INCLUDE:
(I) THE STATUS OF THE FO RECASTED PROCUREMENT S;
(II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FORECASTED CONTRACTS THAT
HAVE BEEN AWARDED ; AND
(III) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROCUREMENTS THAT HA VE BEEN
AWARDED BUT WERE UNA NTICIPATED BY THE UN IT’S PRIOR FISCAL YEAR ’S
PROCUREMENT FORECAST .
(2) EACH UNIT SHALL NOTIF Y THE OFFICE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF ANY
UPDATES TO THE EXIST ING FORECAST, INCLUDING:
(I) ADDITIONAL PROCUREME NTS FORECASTED FOR T HE
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ; AND
(II) ANY PREVIOUSLY FOREC ASTED PROCUREMENTS T HAT ARE
NO LONGER ANTICIPATE D TO OCCUR DURING TH E FISCAL YEAR.
(3) THE OFFICE SHALL PUBLISH THE INFORMATION PROV IDED BY
EACH UNIT ON THE OFFICE’S WEBSITE.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That a Position Identification
Number (PIN) shall be created in the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women
Business Affairs for a compliance officer to carry out the requirements of §§ 9–304.1 and
9–308 of the State Government Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act.
SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2024.
Approved by the Governor, May 9, 2024.