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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 21.10.08.08" title_num="21" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="08" heading="Decision.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An act, failure to act, or decision of a procurement officer or a representative of a unit, concerning a payment dispute between a contractor and subcontractor or supplier under this chapter, may not:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Affect the rights of the contracting parties under any other provision of law;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be used as evidence on the merits of a dispute between the unit and the contractor or the contractor and the subcontractor or supplier in any other proceeding; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Result in liability or prejudice the rights of the unit or a prime contractor that acts as a representative of a unit under Regulation .06C(3) of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A decision of a procurement officer or a representative of the unit designated by the procurement officer under this chapter is not subject to judicial review or the provisions of COMAR 21.10.04.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>