# COMAR Title 21 — State Procurement Regulations

## Subtitle 05 — Procurement Methods and Project Delivery Methods

### Chapter 01 — General Provisions

#### Regulation .03 Suspicion that Collusion Has Occurred.

*COMAR 21.05.01.03*

A. If there is a reasonable basis for believing that collusion has occurred among any persons for any reason, the procurement officer shall send a written notice of this belief to the Office of the Attorney General.

B. All documents involved in any procurement in which there is a reasonable basis for believing that collusion has occurred shall be retained by the procurement agency until the Office of the Attorney General gives notice that they may be destroyed. These documents shall be made available to the Office of the Attorney General immediately on request.
