In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. “eMaryland Marketplace” has the meaning stated in § 13–101 of this article. “Procurement” means procurement by competitive sealed bidding, competitive sealed proposals, or noncompetitive negotiation.

This section does not apply to emergency procurement under § 13–108 of this Division II. In addition to any other provision of law, the following persons shall use eMaryland Marketplace to publish notice of a procurement and publish a notice of award of a procurement that is at the same amount or exceeds the amount required by the Board for a State contract to be published in eMaryland Marketplace: a unit of State government; a county; a municipality; a bicounty or multicounty governmental agency; a special tax district, sanitary district, drainage district, soil conservation district, and water supply district; a public institution of higher education; a public school; and except for the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority, an entity exempt from the provisions of this Division II in accordance with § 11–203 of this article. This section may not be construed to prohibit a person listed in subsection (b) of this section from publishing notice of a procurement or publishing a notice of award in accordance with any other law or policy. An unintentional violation of this section may not constitute grounds to challenge or appeal: the award of a procurement; or the process through which a procurement was conducted.

In this section, “restricted individual” has the meaning stated in § 5–501.1 of the General Provisions Article. The Department of General Services shall include with each notice of a procurement published on eMaryland Marketplace on or after October 1, 2025, a check–off box to indicate an ownership interest by the Governor or a restricted individual in the bidder or offeror as reported under § 5–501.1 of the General Provisions Article.