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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 21.05.01.01" title_num="21" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="01" heading="Methods of Source Selection.">
  <text>Unless otherwise authorized by law, all State procurement contracts shall be awarded by one of the following methods, at the procurement officer’s discretion, where applicable:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Competitive sealed bidding under COMAR 21.05.02;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Competitive sealed proposals under COMAR 21.05.03 ;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Negotiated award after unsatisfactory competitive sealed bidding;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Noncompetitive negotiations:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Sole source under COMAR 21.05.05;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Emergency and expedited under COMAR 21.05.06;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Small procurement procedures under COMAR 21.05.07;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Noncompetitive negotiated procurement under COMAR 21.05.12.04;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Intergovernmental cooperative purchasing under COMAR 21.05.09;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Architectural, engineering, and land surveying services qualification based selection under COMAR 21.12;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Master contracting under COMAR 21.05.13;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>Auction bids under COMAR 21.05.14; or</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>Pay-for-success contracting under COMAR 21.05.15.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>