Regulation .04 Determinations Required.
Regulation .04 Determinations Required.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The procurement officer for a primary procurement unit shall make a determination in accordance with §B or C of this regulation before the primary procurement unit may:
(1)
Initially sponsor or participate in an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement;
(2)
Renew an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement; or
(3)
Modify an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement.
B.
A determination under §A(1) of this regulation shall be in writing and include:
(1)
Sufficient evidence that the intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement:
(a)
Will provide cost benefits to the State; or
(b)
Will promote administrative efficiencies, or promote intergovernmental cooperation; and
(2)
A statement how the intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement:
(a)
Is in the best interest of the State; and
(b)
Is not intended as a means to evade the purposes set forth under COMAR 21.01.01.03.
C.
A determination under §A(2) or (3) of this regulation shall be in writing and include:
(1)
Sufficient evidence that the intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement:
(a)
Will provide cost benefits to the State; and
(b)
Will promote administrative efficiencies, or promote intergovernmental cooperation; and
(2)
A statement how the intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement:
(a)
Is in the best interest of the State; and
(b)
Is not intended to evade the purposes set forth under COMAR 21.01.01.03.
D.
A primary procurement unit shall post each determination required under this regulation on the primary procurement unit’s website before sponsoring, participating in, renewing, or modifying an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement.