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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 14.39.03.06" title_num="14" subtitle_num="39" chapter_num="03" heading="Other Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>All projects shall comply with State procedures and requirements for educational and design review.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A county board is encouraged, consistent with competitive bidding, to use bulk purchasing, bundling, and intergovernmental purchasing.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Project Delivery Methods. The requirements of COMAR 14.39.04 apply to procurements conducted in accordance with this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). The State’s minority business enterprise program applies to procurements conducted in accordance with this chapter that the State funds in whole or part. Any LEA utilizing State funding for school construction projects shall;</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Adopt an MBE policy and procedures guiding document;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide the LEA’s board-adopted MBE policy and any related guiding documents to the IAC annually by a date specified by the IAC; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Certify that all MBE policies are in compliance with the State’s MBE program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Prevailing Wage. To the extent required by law, the State's prevailing wage requirements apply to procurements conducted in accordance with this chapter that the State funds in whole or part.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Debriefing and Protests.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The LEA shall establish procedures by which unsuccessful bidders and offerors may be debriefed upon written request within a reasonable time by a procurement official familiar with the rationale for the selection decision and contract award.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The LEA shall establish procedures by which an interested party may file a protest relating to the solicitation or award of a procurement contract.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If a single bid or offer is submitted following appropriate notification and solicitation procedures, the LEA may award the contract to the single bidder or offeror if the bid or offer is determined responsible and responsive.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>