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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="12-107" title_number="12" title_name="Organization and Supervision of State Procurement" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="State Procurement Organization">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section does not apply to capital expenditures by the Department of Transportation or the Maryland Transportation Authority, in connection with State roads, bridges, or highways, as provided in § 12–202 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subject to the authority of the Board, jurisdiction over procurement is as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the State Treasurer may engage in or control procurement of banking and financial services, insurance, and insurance services, as provided in Division I of this article and Article VI, § 3 of the Maryland Constitution;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the Department of General Services may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>engage in or control procurement of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>leases of real property, including leases under Title 4, Subtitle 3 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>supplies, including supplies under Title 4, Subtitle 3 of this article, but excluding insurance and motor vehicle leases;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>construction, including construction under Title 4, Subtitle 4 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>construction related services, including those under Title 4, Subtitle 4 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="5">
          <text>architectural or engineering services under Title 13, Subtitle 3 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="6">
          <text>services by a unit, subject to any limitation in this Division II;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="7">
          <text>leases of motor vehicles, as provided in Title 3, Subtitle 5 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="8">
          <text>construction and construction–related services for State correctional facilities;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="9">
          <text>supplies, materials, and equipment in support of construction and construction–related services for State correctional facilities in accordance with this Division II and Title 2 and Title 10, Subtitle 1 of the Correctional Services Article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="10">
          <text>telecommunication equipment, systems, or services, as provided in Title 3.5, Subtitle 4 of this article;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="11">
          <text>information technology system modernization, as provided in Title 3.5, Subtitle 3 of this article; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="12">
          <text>cybersecurity upgrades and modernization, as provided in Title 3.5, Subtitle 3 of this article;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>while retaining oversight, delegate control of procurement activity to units with expertise in specified types of procurement;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>develop performance metrics for procurement activity and implement strategic sourcing when appropriate;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>compile comprehensive statistics on the procurement system by agency, amount, and type of procurement;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>effect and enhance communication on procurement matters, with an emphasis on disseminating information on current developments and advances in the management of the State procurement system;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>assist units with questions regarding procurement policy;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>oversee the implementation of procurement officer training;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>oversee the implementation of appropriate risk analysis and insurance requirements for State procurement; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ix">
        <text>coordinate with governmental entities and local entities to maximize use of intergovernmental purchasing agreements established in accordance with § 13–110 of this article, including working with the State Department of Education to procure local food for local school systems in accordance with § 7–137 of the Education Article;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority, without the approval of any of the other primary procurement units, may engage in the procurement of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>construction that is related to transportation, as provided in the Transportation Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>construction related services that are related to transportation, as provided in the Transportation Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>architectural or engineering services that are related to transportation, under Title 13, Subtitle 3 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>supplies for transportation–related activities, including information technology supplies that are subject to Title 3.5 of this article, but excluding:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>supplies funded by the proceeds from State general obligation bonds; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>insurance;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>services for transportation–related activities, including information technology services that are subject to Title 3.5 of this article, but excluding banking and financial services under the authority of the State Treasurer under item (1) of this subsection;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>rolling stock and other property peculiar to the operation of a transit system, as provided in § 7–403 of the Transportation Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>supplies for aeronautics related activities, including motor vehicles and information processing supplies, but excluding:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>supplies funded by the proceeds from State general obligation bonds; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>insurance; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>services for aeronautics related activities, including information processing services, but excluding banking and financial services under the authority of the State Treasurer under item (1) of this subsection; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Maryland Port Commission, without the approval of any of the other primary procurement units, may engage in the procurement of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>supplies for port related activities, including motor vehicles and information processing supplies, but excluding:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>supplies funded by the proceeds from State general obligation bonds; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>insurance;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>services for port related activities, including information processing services, but excluding banking and financial services under the authority of the State Treasurer under item (1) of this subsection;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>construction and construction related services for a port facility as defined in § 6–101(e) of the Transportation Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>port related architectural and engineering services under Title 13, Subtitle 3 of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>leases of real property for port related activities unless the lease payments are from the General Fund of the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
