# COMAR Title 21 — State Procurement Regulations

## Subtitle 05 — Procurement Methods and Project Delivery Methods

### Chapter 07 — Small Procurement Regulations ($100,000 or Less)

#### Regulation .05 Prohibitions.

*COMAR 21.05.07.05*

A. A procurement may not be artificially divided in order to use the small procurement method instead of the other procurement methods set forth in COMAR 21.05.01 or a lesser category defined under Regulation .04 of this chapter.

B. A procurement contract of more than $100,000 may not be awarded under the authority of this chapter unless:

  (1) The unit obtains prior approval of the agency head or designee, and, if not a department, the appropriate control authority;

  (2) The Department of General Services or Department of Transportation procures construction valued at $200,000 or less; or

  (3) The Department of Natural Resources procures capital projects of maintenance valued at $200,000 or less.