Sec. 10A-162. County agency local procurement goals

Each County agency, including, but not limited to, each County agency that procures in whole or in part through the Office of Procurement, shall use its "best efforts" to exercise its procurement authority so as to meet, on an annual basis, the goal of procuring at least fifty percent (50%) of the dollar volume of its goods and services, including, but not limited to, construction goods and services, to County-based businesses and at least thirty percent (30%) to County-based small businesses; and

The dollar volume referenced in Subsection (a) of this Section shall be based on the expendable budget of the County agency.

If a County agency fails to meet any of the goals set forth in Subsection (a) of this Section or otherwise fails to comply with this Division, the County Executive, or the County Council by resolution, may require that a portion of the agency's procurements be made part of a set-aside program for County-based businesses and/or County-based small businesses. A County agency in violation of this Division may also be subject to a temporary or permanent reduction in its proposed budget allocation in the annual County budget process.

As a condition of receiving funding from the County government, a non-County agency or entity that receives more than fifty percent (50%) of its annual budget in the most recent fiscal year from funds received from or administered by a County agency or the County government shall comply with the same goals and requirements as a County agency under Subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section, unless the non-County agency or entity certifies in writing to the County Council and the County Executive that such compliance would violate federal or state law.

Annual County Agency Procurement Forecast. By July 1 of each year, the Purchasing Agent shall publish on a central designated website a forecast of procurement opportunities for each County agency for the next fiscal year. Each County agency shall expeditiously comply with any information requests from the Office of Procurement in the collection of information to comply with this Subsection. The Purchasing Agent shall provide a courtesy electronic copy of the County Agency Procurement Forecast to a designated representative of the Prince George's Chamber of Commerce, Greater Prince George's Business Roundtable, and the Prince George's Community College.