§ 13–210
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. § 13-210 (2026)
Title 13. Source Selection -- State Procurement Contracts
Subtitle 2. Procedural Requirements
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(a)
(1)
If a procurement officer decides to conduct a pre–bid conference to explain the requirements of a procurement that is expected to exceed $100,000, as soon as practicable after the conference concludes, the procurement officer shall have written minutes of the conference prepared.
(2)
The minutes of a pre–bid conference are public records and shall be open to public inspection during ordinary business hours.
(b)
(1)
Subject to Title 4 of the General Provisions Article:
(i)
a summary of the final evaluation of a proposal shall be open to public inspection;
(ii)
after an award, all proposals shall be open to public inspection; and
(iii)
at and after bid opening, the contents of a bid and any document submitted with the bid shall be open to public inspection.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, Title 4 of the General Provisions Article shall govern any request for the disclosure of information related to a procurement.
(c)
A procurement officer may deny public access to the advisory or deliberative records of an evaluator of a proposal if the records would not be available by law to a private party in litigation with the unit.
(d)
(1)
Before bid opening:
(i)
bids shall remain sealed; and
(ii)
the State may not disclose the name of a bidder.
(2)
Before the closing date for proposals, a procurement officer may not disclose the name of a person who has submitted a proposal.
(3)
Before awarding a procurement contract based on competitive sealed proposals, the State may not disclose the contents of a proposal to any person other than a person responsible for evaluating or reviewing the proposal.
(e)
Subsections (b)(1), (c), and (d) of this section do not affect the authority of the Board of Contract Appeals or a court of competent jurisdiction to:
(1)
decide that information is discoverable in an administrative or judicial proceeding; and
(2)
compel disclosure.