# COMAR Title 21 — State Procurement Regulations

## Subtitle 01 — General Provisions

### Chapter 01 — Authority, Policies, and Purposes

#### Regulation .03 Policies and Purposes.

*COMAR 21.01.01.03*

The principal policies and purposes of these regulations are to:

A. Provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement;

B. Ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of this State;

C. Simplify, clarify, and modernize the regulations governing procurement by this State;

D. Permit the continued development of procurement regulations, policies, and practices;

E. Provide increased economy in State procurement activities and to maximize to the fullest extent the purchasing power of the State;

F. Provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity;

G. Foster effective broad-based competition through support of the free enterprise system; and

H. Promote development of uniform procurement procedures to the extent possible.