# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 13. Source Selection -- State Procurement Contracts

### Subtitle 2. Procedural Requirements

#### Section 13-214

(a)

  (1) Subject to Sec. 13-215 of this subtitle and subsection (b) of this section, a unit may enter into a procurement contract based on any method of pricing that will promote the best interests of the State.

  (2) If practicable, a unit shall give preference to a fixed-price form of procurement contract.

(b)

  (1) A unit may not enter into a cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost procurement contract.

  (2) A contractor who is subject to a cost-reimbursement contract may not enter into a cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost subcontract.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)