# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 14. Preferences

### Subtitle 5. Small Business Reserve Program

#### Section 14-503

(a)

  (1) The Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs shall adopt regulations to establish procedures for compiling and maintaining a comprehensive bidder's list of qualified small businesses that shall be posted on the Internet.

  (2) The Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs shall adopt regulations to establish a certification review process.

(b) The Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs shall:

  (1) establish guidelines for Small Business Reserve Program administration;

  (2) ensure agency compliance with the Small Business Reserve Program;

  (3) provide training and technical assistance to agency personnel; and

  (4) collect data regarding the State's utilization of small business reserve vendors.

(c) Each unit shall ensure compliance with the regulations set forth in subsection (a) of this section.

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