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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 21.05.14.03" title_num="21" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="14" heading="Price Bids.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A procurement officer shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Receive bids in public at the time and place designated in the invitation for auction bids; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Record the amount of each bid at the time it is received.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The amount of a price bid shall be available for public inspection from the time it is received.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The identity of the bidder submitting a price bid may not be available for public inspection until bidding has ended.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Price bids may not be received until after the unit has completed evaluation of the technical offers or samples.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A price bid may not be received at any time if the bid is submitted by a bidder whose technical offer or sample has been evaluated as unacceptable to the unit.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Multiple price bids are permitted in response to an invitation for auction bids. When a bidder submits multiple bids, each bid shall be judged independently and may not revoke previous bids of that bidder.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Except as provided in §H of this regulation, a bid is irrevocable, after receipt, for the period specified in the invitation for auction bids.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A procurement officer may allow a bidder to correct or withdraw a bid if correction or withdrawal is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Allowed under regulations applicable to an invitation for bids under COMAR 21.05.02; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Approved in writing by the Office of the Attorney General.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>If there is more than one bidder, discussions about revised specifications or quantities shall be conducted with all responsible bidders who submitted responsive bids. The bidders shall be treated fairly and equally with respect to any discussions.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>