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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 14.39.03.03" title_num="14" subtitle_num="39" chapter_num="03" heading="Methods of Source Selection.">
  <text>Unless otherwise authorized, school construction procurement contracts shall be awarded by one of the following methods:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Competitive sealed bidding, including competitive multistep sealed bidding;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Quality-based selection;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Competitive negotiation;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Unsolicited proposals;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Intergovernmental cooperative purchasing;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Sole source; or</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Negotiated award after unsatisfactory competitive sealed bidding.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>