Sec. 11B-93. Definitions.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 11B-93 (2026)
Sec. 11B-93. Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
In this Article, the following words have the meanings indicated.
Broker means a person that provides goods or services (other than real estate, investment, or insurance sales) on a pass-through basis as:
(a)
a supplier of goods who:
(1)
does not own, operate, or maintain a place of business in which goods of the general character required under the contract are kept in stock in the regular course of business;
(2)
does not regularly assume physical custody or possession of goods of comparable character to those offered to the County; or
(3)
exclusively acts as a middleman in the sale of goods to the County; or
(b)
a supplier of services who does not regularly maintain the capability, capacity, training, experience, and applicable regulatory licensing to directly perform the principal tasks of a contract with the County and must provide the principal tasks through a subcontract with a third party.
Director means the Director of the Office of Procurement or the Director’s designee.
Local Business means a business, other than a broker, that:
(a)
has its principal place of business in the County;
(b)
meets criteria established by method 2 regulations; and
(c)
is certified by the Director as a Local Business under the provisions of this Article.