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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="13-207" title_number="13" title_name="Source Selection -- State Procurement Contracts" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Procedural Requirements">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, a procurement officer may not require a bidder or offeror to provide bid security on a procurement contract if the procurement officer expects the price to be less than or equal to the small procurement amount specified in § 13–109 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A procurement officer shall require a bidder or offeror to provide bid security on a procurement contract for construction if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the price is expected to exceed the small procurement amount specified in § 13–109 of this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>required by federal law or a condition of federal assistance requires the security.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The amount of bid security required for a procurement contract for construction shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>at least 5% of the bid or price proposal; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>if the bid or price proposal states a rate but not a total price, an amount determined by the procurement officer.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A procurement officer may require a bidder or offeror to provide bid security on a procurement contract for services, supplies, or construction related services if the price of the procurement contract is expected to exceed the small procurement amount specified in § 13–109 of this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A procurement officer shall require a bidder or offeror to provide bid security on a procurement contract for services, supplies, or construction related services if federal law or a condition of federal assistance requires the security.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The amount of bid security required for a procurement contract for services, supplies, or construction related services shall be an amount determined by the procurement officer. If a bid or proposal states a rate but not a total price, the procurement officer shall determine the dollar amount of the bid security.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Bid security under this section shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a bond provided by a surety company authorized to do business in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>cash; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>another form of security allowed by regulation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
